Posted in Africa, Drum Majors, Media Stories, The Chess Drum, Tournaments, Tunisia on Jul 10th, 2019 No Comments »
Round #1: Tournament starts off with a few nicks Venue for the 2019 African Individual Chess Championships OPEN In general the top seeds prevailed… except for one result. IM Rodwell Makoto got a taste of home cooking with a loss to an unheralded Tunisian Jmila Omar. Nevertheless, it is a long tournament and it is […]
Posted in Africa, Media Stories, The Chess Drum, Tournaments, Tunisia on Jul 10th, 2019 14 Comments »
This has been an outstanding year for African chess thus far. With successful subzonals held, new zone format and the groundbreaking Grand Chess Tour held in Abidjan, there is hope that this just may be the “African Century.” The momentum continues in Tunis, Tunisia where the 2019 African Individual is being held. It is the […]
Posted in The Chess Drum, Tournaments, USA, Videos, Vietnam, World Open on Jul 10th, 2019 1 Comment »
The 47th World Open ended in an exciting tiebreak with Vietnam’s Le Quang Liem winning over Jeffery Xiong. Both ended the tournament with a sterling 7.5/9. Five players following on 7/9 were: GMs Hrant Melkumyan, Ray Robson, Aleksandr Lenderman, Saven Andirasian and Fidel Corrales Jimenez. More than 1000 players trekked across the U.S. to compete […]
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