Archive for December 17th, 2010

Chess Events for East Africa

Posted in Africa, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda on Dec 17th, 2010 11 Comments »

Paras Gudka has announced the launching of a website that covers east African chess activities. “Chess Events EAC” will announce scheduled events in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi, but also has a function for events outside the East African Community (EAC). The site will also have historic reports, games, photos and a collective reservoir […]

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Record falls… Colas makes Master!

Posted in Drum Majors, Scholastic on Dec 17th, 2010 81 Comments »

Joshua Colas is no longer “JoshuKid”, his ICC moniker. He has grown up in chess. Last night at the Marshall Chess Club, he eclipsed the 2200 rating barrier after beating National Master Leonardo Martinez (2256). In doing so, he breaks the age record for youngest African-American, or generally speaking, Black player to reach National Master. […]

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