Eswatini chess prepares children for future

The Eswatini Chess Federation was chartered in 2006 and joined FIDE in 2011. The federation has had regular activity, mostly on the school level, but they have also hosted successful open tournaments. The country of Eswatini has a long history, but the nation itself is young, having changed its name from Swaziland in 2018. In the last Olympiad in Budapest, Eswatini did the nation proud winning a bronze medal in Category E.

Group E (Open)

GOLD-Myanmar

SILVER-Qatar

BRONZE-Eswatini

Category Results (Team)

A very touching video profiling coach William Saime and the Trojan Horse chess club circulated on social media. The children featured in the video are well-spoken and show that their study of chess has undoubtedly paid off. The future is bright for Eswatini chess!

Video by TRT World