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Kenya announces Olympiad team
Kenyan team to Dresden Olympiad selected By Lt. Edwin Korir After 3 gruelling phases to select the Kenyan chess Olympiad team, it was finally chosen last weekend. Peter Gilruth, Ken Omollo, Martin Gateri and Ben Magana make up the team with Ben Nguku as first reserve. The qualifiers started last…
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Malawian women train for Olympiad
Lab league to inspire Women for Olympiad BY Mphatso Malidadi 11:00:18 – 02 May 2008 Chess Association of Malawi says the newly-introduced ladies category in the Lab Enterprise individual championship will help them to inspire women to form a formidable national team to participate at World Olympiad shortly. Chessam vice-president…
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Opinion/Editorials
Chess and the Dynamics of Business
Over the years there have been many attempts to use chess as metaphor to describe a number of different realities. Business is one of those realities finding a connection to the dynamics of chess given the use of strategy and tactics. However, what I find more often than not are…
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Opinion/Editorials
Is Chess Dead?
The future of chess has been in question since Bobby Fischer abdicated his world championship crown in 1975. Fischer had broken the Soviet juggernaut single-handedly and was poised to bring chess the type of exposure that would draw sponsorships far and near. However, the title soon fell back into the…
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Drum Majors
Carlsson at European Championships
Another Drum Major on the move! Pontus Carlsson is in a field of 337 male players competing for the crown of European Champion. There are 159 players in the female section. According to ChessBase… The IX European Individual Chess Championship is taking place in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, from April 21st to…
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“Black Bear” Simpson roars at NC Invite!
Ronnie Simpson has left his New York chess domain, but has settled in North Carolina and made his presence felt. The FIDE Master earned his stripes in the “Black Bear School of Chess” and developed a reputation as a swashbuckling tactician. Recently, he competed in the North Carolina Invitational event…
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Medina Parrilla wins All-Girls title!
News just in from Rodney Thomas… Medina Parrilla wins the All-Girls invitational sponsored by the Kasparov Chess Foundation. Parrilla won the under-18 section and by virtue of her victory, she wins a scholarship to University of Texas at Dallas. Parrilla beat top-seed Courtney Jamison to take top honors. (See results…
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Tate on norm hunt in Spain!
Emory Tate has been on the chess scene for the past 30 years cutting a swath of memorable wins into his historic journey. The journey has been a challenging one, but the famous tactician continues toward his goal. He is currently competing in the Benidorm International and is battling amongst…
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