Archive for March 9th, 2011

Josh Colas on ‘The Scoop’

Posted in Drum Majors, Scholastic, Videos on Mar 9th, 2011 4 Comments »

Josh Colas had an interview with Jennifer Shahade and “Chess Scoop” where he talked about his progress as a player. Back in December, Josh broke the age record for a Black player reaching National Master. That record has been held broken several of times since Walter Harris (pictured right) was the first Black player to […]

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Angola’s Soares wins African Junior!

Posted in Africa, Angola on Mar 9th, 2011 2 Comments »

Angola’s Erickson Roberto SoaresPhoto courtesy of CHESSA. Luanda — Angola won Sunday the African Male Junior Chess Championship held in East London, South Africa, in representation of the athlete Erikson Roberto. (Note: Full name is Erikson Roberto Mauricio Soares) Erikson Roberto beat his opponent Thabo Gumpo, from Botswana, in the 9th and last round of […]

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