Archive for February 5th, 2009

Moses Kawuma makes FIDE Master!

Posted in Africa, Olympiad, Uganda on Feb 5th, 2009 5 Comments »

Uganda’s Moses Kawuma has been awarded the title of FIDE Master based on the strength of his Olympiad result. Kawuma scored 9/10 in the 2008 Olympiad to tally the highest win percentage in the open section. The Ugandan team had to forfeit two boards due to visa problems and both Moses and Stephen Kawuma performed […]

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Wintertime brings on Cabin Fever!

Posted in Scholastic, Tournaments, USA on Feb 5th, 2009 1 Comment »

My name is Andrew (Andy) Walker and I am a new chess organiser who is hosting the “Cabin Fever Breakout” chess tournament. This event will take place at the Best Western hotel on Wolf Road, Albany in the third week of February. The details are included below and at this link. I would like to […]

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