2016 Chess Olympiad: Round #1Friday, 2 September 2016 Open Section Nigeria 0-4 Russia USA 4-0 Andorra Kosovo 0-4 China Azerbaijan 4-0 Zimbabwe Ukraine 4-0 Jordan Full Results Favorites dominate, but Sudan draws Bulgaria… FM Tagelsir crushes GM Nikolic in a mating attack! First round matches in the Olympiad are usually character-building experiences for lower-rated teams […]
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Posted in Africa, Algeria, Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central Republic of Africa, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, FIDE, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Media Stories, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Olympiad, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe on Sep 1st, 2016 12 Comments »
Today the 2016 Olympiad games will officially open with the Opening Ceremonies with 181 teams representing 176 countries. Many of these countries represent the best that each country has to offer. Within the last decade that generally meant a permanent balance of power tilting to Western Europe and North America. With the emergence of Asian […]
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Posted in Africa, Algeria, Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Drum Majors, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tournaments, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe on Jan 19th, 2016 4 Comments »
African continental President Lewis Ncube and African Chess Confederation the has released the chess calendar for the 2016 year. It encompasses all the major events, but may include others that have yet to be posted. A number of young federations are being thrust into organizing events in order to get them needed experience for growing […]
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Posted in Africa, Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Drum Majors, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Media Stories, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe on Dec 30th, 2015 2 Comments »
After the contentious Presidential election of the World Chess Federation (known as FIDE) in 2014 featuring incumbent President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov and former World Champion Garry Kasparov, the future of the African continent was in serious question. Little had been done in past decades to provide the continent with firm footing to develop consistent programs. Ethiopian […]
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Posted in Africa, Sudan, Uganda on Apr 5th, 2011 1 Comment »
Sudan are the surprise hosts for the internationally rated Zone 4.2 Africa Chess Championship scheduled for 19th to 29th May 2011 in Khartoum. Uganda is part of FIDE’s Zone 4.2, which also comprises of Sudan, chess power house Egypt, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Djibouti, Mauritius and Seychelles among others. Each country is only allowed up to […]
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