Eddie Lamptey-Thompson just posted a message on the ghanachess group about the Ghanaian chess calendar. Ghana has rejuvenated their chess community and played in their first Olympiad in over 20 years when they competed in Dresden last month. They will use this momentum to launch a strong campaign to popularize chess throughout the nation. Let’s hope Ghana’s upcoming election run-off will go smoothly and the winner will provide support for chess!
Additional details of the Ghana National Championship are:
Event: NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS “BEST OF THE BEST” Host: GHANA CHESS Start Time: Saturday, January 31 at 10:00am End Time: Sunday, February 1 at 1:00pm Where: ALISA HOTEL
01) FRANCIS ERIC ANQUANDAH
02) KOJO HASFORD
03) KEES HOOGENDIJK
04) ROBERT ALEX SACKEY
05) SEKOU NKRUMAH
06) PETER ANANE NSIAH
07) NII KONEY
08) DOMINIC OWUSU SEKYERE
09) EDDIE THOMPSON
10) KOJO BONSU
11) PASTOR SHERPHERD LAMB
12) PETER LAWRENCE
13) GEORGE ARKO DADZIE
14) KOMLA SARPATY
15) WILLIAM ADI
16) MICHEAL AMANOR
The above named players will fight for the national chess crown January 31st, February 1st, February 14, February 15th.
There will be a six (6) round Swiss for day 1 and day 2 to select the best six players. For day 3 and day 4, there will be a round robin match. The winner of the round robin will be declared the National Champion for the year 2009. The six players will also represent Ghana at all international meetings.
Thanks for the well-wishes. This is good news indeed! I believe Liberia is also trying to get their chess program off the ground. I did a story on them some time ago and Lewis Ncube has shown me pictures of their activities.
You mean the dutchman had to represent Ghana , no way.
What abut 1957\60. It’s ll about Independence & the republic. we cannot throw away our soverienty Exodus ch. 15.
It should have been all play all,round robin, when the opportunity presented itself ,of 15 rounds 28\2, 1\3, 6\3 7\3 & 8\3 , with the ladies registered to play playing the round robin twiceover.
My name should not have been excluded. I seem to have checked to late. Injunctions are not an impossibility. Ghana ‘s fees to FIDE surelyis the least the sports council can pay if presented on time.
The Fearless Worrior
Pastor Shepherd Lamb Zec.4.6
Thoelogical Seminary
copies to the Chairman, President and all the sitting executives .
I don’t have any information. You may join “ghanachess” at Yahoo Groups to find out. I searched my e-mail from the group, but didn’t see any reference to it. Kees Hoogendijk, a player from Holland, gave a workshop on May 23rd, but I haven’t heard of any workshop in Kumasi. I’m not sure of Kees’ strength, but they have given him the authority to train some of the members.
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Wonder if Kassa Korley would want to play for Ghana in future Olympiad tournaments?
Here is an article I found on Chessvibes primarily focusing on the Dutch player Kees Hoogendijk playing for Ghana.
https://www.chessvibes.com/tournaments/ghana-hopes-to-go-to-dresden-too/
Daaim,may you kindly ask the African continental president to release the continental events dates..The schedule should be out by now.
I just received a report from Dabilani Buthali that the dates have not been set yet.
Additional details of the Ghana National Championship are:
Event: NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS “BEST OF THE BEST”
Host: GHANA CHESS
Start Time: Saturday, January 31 at 10:00am
End Time: Sunday, February 1 at 1:00pm
Where: ALISA HOTEL
The lineup for the Ghana National Championship has been released by Eddie Thompson:
WOMEN DIVISION
1) MAAME KONADU KUFFOUR
2) DORCAS ALLOTEY
3) OBENEWA OFFEI NKANSAH
4) PATIENCE SAAKA
5) MARIAN AGYEINYO
6) EVELYN FOKUO
7) ENYONAM MENSAH DOTSE
8) ANGELA AYIKU
MEN DIVISION
01) FRANCIS ERIC ANQUANDAH
02) KOJO HASFORD
03) KEES HOOGENDIJK
04) ROBERT ALEX SACKEY
05) SEKOU NKRUMAH
06) PETER ANANE NSIAH
07) NII KONEY
08) DOMINIC OWUSU SEKYERE
09) EDDIE THOMPSON
10) KOJO BONSU
11) PASTOR SHERPHERD LAMB
12) PETER LAWRENCE
13) GEORGE ARKO DADZIE
14) KOMLA SARPATY
15) WILLIAM ADI
16) MICHEAL AMANOR
The above named players will fight for the national chess crown January 31st, February 1st, February 14, February 15th.
There will be a six (6) round Swiss for day 1 and day 2 to select the best six players. For day 3 and day 4, there will be a round robin match. The winner of the round robin will be declared the National Champion for the year 2009. The six players will also represent Ghana at all international meetings.
hello shabazz merry X-mas and Happy New year in advance, It is a good news for Ghana chess federation and west Africa
Thanks for the well-wishes. This is good news indeed! I believe Liberia is also trying to get their chess program off the ground. I did a story on them some time ago and Lewis Ncube has shown me pictures of their activities.
the ghana national championship open for other west africa countries,
Of course not. This is a tournament to determine the Ghanaian National Champion.
hello shabaaz is the ecowas team championship open for clubs or only national federation, any official site for this event.
All I have is what is posted. You can contact Eddie Lamptey-Thompson at eddienthompson@yahoo.com.
You mean the dutchman had to represent Ghana , no way.
What abut 1957\60. It’s ll about Independence & the republic. we cannot throw away our soverienty Exodus ch. 15.
It should have been all play all,round robin, when the opportunity presented itself ,of 15 rounds 28\2, 1\3, 6\3 7\3 & 8\3 , with the ladies registered to play playing the round robin twiceover.
My name should not have been excluded. I seem to have checked to late. Injunctions are not an impossibility. Ghana ‘s fees to FIDE surelyis the least the sports council can pay if presented on time.
The Fearless Worrior
Pastor Shepherd Lamb Zec.4.6
Thoelogical Seminary
copies to the Chairman, President and all the sitting executives .
Will like to know the venue for Kumasi meeting on 27th-29th May.
Emmanuel,
I don’t have any information. You may join “ghanachess” at Yahoo Groups to find out. I searched my e-mail from the group, but didn’t see any reference to it. Kees Hoogendijk, a player from Holland, gave a workshop on May 23rd, but I haven’t heard of any workshop in Kumasi. I’m not sure of Kees’ strength, but they have given him the authority to train some of the members.
Ghana National Championship:
https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/artikel.php?ID=162834