Archive for October 6th, 2018

Lewis Ncube wins African Chess Presidency!

Posted in Africa, Olympiad, The Chess Drum, Zambia on Oct 6th, 2018 1 Comment »

Lewis Ncube at African CongressPhoto by Africa Chess Media Lewis Ncube, the incumbent, declared to hold his position as President of the African Chess Conferation after two competitors emerged. It appeared that he would have quite a challenge after Tshepo Sitale and Dr. Essoh Essis released very impressive campaign statements. There was also the debate […]

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2018 Chess Olympiad: Round #11

Posted in Olympiad, The Chess Drum, Tournaments on Oct 6th, 2018 No Comments »

2018 Chess Olympiad: Round #11Friday, 5 October 2018 Open Section Full Results Dint Liren and Ju Wenjun (CHINA) Photo: @davidllada #BatumiChess2018 pic.twitter.com/F32w5ek57f — Batumi Chess Olympiad 2018 (@BatumiChess2018) October 5, 2018 China has won Olympiad gold after beating medal contender Poland in a thrilling last-round battle. The medals were not decided until the final tiebreaks […]

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