Day: April 25, 2008

Daaim ShabazzApril 25, 2008
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Barbados hosts Heroes Day Cup

HEROES DAY CUP Celebrating our Heroes in Chess Bridgetown, Barbados,-May 24-28, 2007 PRESS RELEASE: 2008-05-25 Grandmasters in for Digicel RBTT Heroes Day Cup The Grandmasters are in the house. US Grandmaster Julio Becerra and English Grandmaster Keith Arkell will be featured players in the Masters Section when the pawns start…
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Daaim ShabazzApril 25, 2008
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Somalia Chess in full gear!

When one thinks of chess-playing nations, Somalia would not be one of the first nations one would think of. However, the nation has been promoting chess as a means for academic improvement with a “chess-in-schools” program. According to an article on the Somali Chess Federation website, federation President Dr. Abdi…
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