Archive for February 19th, 2014

Douglass’ Chess rises in Memphis!

Posted in Scholastic, USA on Feb 19th, 2014 3 Comments »

Memphis Commercial Appeal ran a story that is becoming more common these days… girls succeeding in chess. The subject of the story is Frederick Douglass, a K8 school in Memphis, Tennessee. Ironically, the name of the prominent abolitionist and one of the most notable figures in Black History resides in one of the most impoverished […]

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Zambia’s touts 2014 Olympiad Squad

Posted in Africa, Zambia on Feb 19th, 2014 4 Comments »

Andrew Kayonde Zambia stands as one of the African countries with an abundance of talent. In the 2010 Olympiad, the 121st-ranked team came in 47th! This was the federation’s brightest moment on the Olympiad stage and there was hope that this served as a breakthrough. However, the absence of GM Amon Simutowe for the past […]

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