Archive for November 19th, 2009

2009 African Jr. Championships (Cairo, Egypt)

Posted in Africa, Egypt, FIDE on Nov 19th, 2009 10 Comments »

Under the auspices of the African Chess Union, the Egyptian Chess Federation has the honor of inviting African Federations affiliated to FIDE to participate in the 2009 African Junior Chess Championship and African Girls Chess Championship Under 20. The 2009 African Junior & Girls Chess Championships will be held from 30th December 2009 (arrival) to […]

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2009 World Cup begins today!

Posted in FIDE on Nov 19th, 2009 3 Comments »

The World Cup will kick off today with the Opening Ceremonies. A total of 128 players from more than 40 countries are vying for spots in the next World Championship cycle. The players were qualified by: World Champion and 4 semi-finalists of World Cup 2007, World Champion from Women’s Championship, World Junior Champion, 20 rating […]

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