Archive for July 12th, 2014

“Gabon-Gate” heats up… legal docs fly

Posted in Africa, Gabon on Jul 12th, 2014 8 Comments »

Legal documents have been filed with the FIDE Electoral Commission by the Kasparov campaign accusing the Kirsan Ilyumzhinov campaign with a list of violations including illegally changing the identity of the voting delegates for Gabon and Afghanistan. The complaints also state that FIDE has listed “Netherland Antilles” as a voting member though the Dutch territory […]

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Ghana’s 1st FIDE-rated tourney!

Posted in Africa, Drum Majors, Ghana on Jul 12th, 2014 No Comments »

The 4th President’s Cup Chess Championships lived up to expectation when it attracted top players in the sub-region as well as the Indian Grandmaster Sriram Jha who won the FIDE rated section with 7½ points out of 9. The Championships were made up of three tournaments; the FIDE rated section, the Open section and the […]

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