Archive for August 28th, 2019

12th All-Africa Games: Individual Blitz-Day 5

Posted in Africa, Algeria, All-Africa Games, Drum Majors, Egypt, Media Stories, Morocco, The Chess Drum on Aug 28th, 2019 No Comments »

Egypt still Valley of Kings and Queens! Bassem Amin sings Egyptian anthem.Photo by Mohamed Bounaji Going into the popular blitz segment, everyone knew the Egyptians would be tough to beat. However, Africa has many strong blitzers throughout the continent and the Internet has made it more popular than ever. Who would be able to unseat […]

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12th All-Africa Games: Individual Rapid – Day 4

Posted in Africa, Algeria, All-Africa Games, Drum Majors, Egypt, Media Stories, Morocco, The Chess Drum, Uganda, Zambia on Aug 28th, 2019 No Comments »

Egypt Double Gold in Rapids! In individual rapid event at #AfricanGames2019 OpenGM Ahmed Adly Egypt ?? GOLD ?GM Bassem Amin Egypt ?? SILVER ?FM Harold Wanyama Uganda ?? BRONZE ? WomenWGM Shrook Wafa Egypt ?? GOLD ?WFM Lorita Mwango Zambia ?? SILVER ?WIM Sabrina Letreche Algeria ?? BRONZE ? pic.twitter.com/raxfHom1SO — Daaim Shabazz (@thechessdrum) August […]

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