International master Orlando Husbands has achieved the highest ever FIDE (International Chess Federation) rating by a Barbadian.
In the latest ratings, published by the world governing body at the beginning of the month, Husbands moved his rating to 2374 to surpass fellow international master Kevin Denny’s all-time highest rating of 2367 achieved in 2007.
The 24-year-old Husbands improved his rating by 26 points following his impressive performance to emerge joint winner in the Venezuela & Caribbean Islands Sub-Zonal Qualifier to the 2023 FIDE World Cup, held in the Dominican Republic last month.
Husbands, one of only four international masters Barbados has produced, expressed his delight at the record rating. (BCF)
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