Archive for January 18th, 2009

2009 Corus in full gear!

Posted in Europe, Netherlands, Opinion/Editorials, Tournaments on Jan 18th, 2009 14 Comments »

The 2009 edition of Corus is underway as three high-powered sections have assembled in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands. Group “A” is headlined by world’s #3 Vassily Ivanchuk of the Ukraine. China’s Wang Yue and Cuba’s Lenier Dominguez are two newer faces in the elite. Dominguez is making his first appearance in Corus “A”. Corus, […]

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Court to hear Wamala Appeal

Posted in Scholastic, Uganda, USA on Jan 18th, 2009 2 Comments »

Severine Wamala was convicted of several counts of rape in a highly-charged case last year that rocked Lowell, Massachusetts. The case pitted students at Lowell High School against Severine Wamala, a former mathematics teacher and respected chess organizer. Wamala had three children who were standout chess players… the two oldest were ranked near the top […]

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