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9th All-Africa Games: Give us your Reflections!
This post is to entertain reflective comments from those who attended the 9th All-Africa Games in Algiers, Algeria. We want to hear about your experiences and observations. Tell us about the atmosphere and perhaps about the conditions there. If you have personal stories or if you know of…
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9th All-Africa Games: Opening Ceremony
I have found YouTube videos of the Opening Ceremony. Very exciting and colourful. While the quality is poor the general spirit of the atmosphere can be felt. C’est magnifique! PART ONE [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgRBAApE-mA[/youtube] PART TWO [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WfTO4KBuGg[/youtube] PART THREE [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1T5sKTYC4bU[/youtube] PART FOUR [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4ngcuelejc[/youtube]
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9th All-Africa Games: The Kenyan Principle
Kenyan ace, Ben Magana I have found a story on the Kenyan team and their strategy to field their boards in reverse order… from weakest to strongest. This is sometimes called “stacking” your boards. The idea is that the lower boards will be sure points and anything the top board…
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9th All-Africa Games (Algiers, Algeria)
The 9th All-Africa Games has started on today with approximately 9,000 athletes from throughout the African continent. The sports festival runs from today July 11th through July 23rd. A report out of Algiers by Aliou Goloko stated, A total of 3,800 referees will oversee athletes competing in 27 sports,…
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Simutowe withdraws from All-Africa Games!
A recent article from the Zambian Daily Mail states that International Master Amon Simutowe has withdrawn his participation from the 2007 All-Africa Games due to disagreement on conditions with the Chess Federation of Zambia (CFZ). “I regret I will not participate in the All-Africa Games. I had requested my travel…
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African Championship
2024 African Individual Chess Championships (Accra, Ghana)
The 2024 African Individual Chess Championships (AICC) have begun! Twenty-four countries have assembled in Accra-Ghana to compete for glory, titles, and spots in the World Cup. Only days after the chess competition of the All-African Games had concluded, the continental championship attracted 42 open players (12 from host Ghana) and…
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News Briefs Index (2024)
May HBCU Chess Spotlight: Spelman College (12 May 2024) HBCU Chess Spotlight: Hampton University (11 May 2024) HBCU Chess Spotlight: North Carolina A&T (9 May 2024) HBCU Chess Spotlight: Howard University (9 May 2024) Meet the Kings & Queens of HBCU Chess! (9 May 2024) Gregory Acholonu featured “Chess on…
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Africa
Bassem Amin & Shahenda Wafa… 2022 African Champs!
WGM Shahenda Wafa (gold-women’s), GM Abdelrahman Hesham (bronze-open), GM Bassem Amin (gold-open). All photos by Babatunde Ogunsiku (Africa Chess Media) Egypt’s Bassem Amin wins his sixth continental title after winning the 2022 African Individual Chess Championships in Lagos, Nigeria. He edged out compatriot and fellow Grandmaster Ahmed Adly who had…
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65th Square (Index of Essays)
| Alphabetical | Date | Africa: Too Much Voting Power in FIDE? (Dr. Daaim Shabazz) – For FIDE Elections, many say that smaller chess nations (especially in Africa) should not have the same vote. Is this a fair statement? African Chess has to do better (Dr. Daaim Shabazz) – Botswana’s…
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65th Square (Index of Essays)
| Alphabetical | Date | 2010 What Matters… Champion or #1? (Dr. Daaim Shabazz) – What happens when the World Champion is not the highest rated player? Who then has the greatest leverage? Africa: Too Much Voting Power in FIDE? (Dr. Daaim Shabazz) – For FIDE Elections, many say that…
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