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Africa
16-year old Okpegbuo talks chess on Nigerian TV!
The young 16-year old Nigerian girl has enjoyed modest success but what she was able to share was worth more than the glory from her growing collection of medals. The articulate young girl was looking very smart in her school uninform as she confidently answwered qustions about her chess life…
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On forward to 2016!
Dear chess family & friends, Two-thousand sixteen! We are here. Are there any movies named after this year? I can’t think of any. Perhaps we can make our own movie as the year progresses. Lots of exciting things happening. The year 2015 was a good year for chess with many…
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The Chess Drum’s Highlights of 2015!
The year of 2015 had so many highs and lows. In The Chess Drum’s 14th year, we posted 200 stories and a number of tournaments graced these pages. Apart from the Tata Steel tournament starting off the new year, there were several big productions announced including the Millionaire qualifiers held…
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Chess Duel: Sevian vs. Grandelius!
Sweden’s best chess player Nils Grandelius will challenge Sam Sevian, USA, in a duel. The two rapid games 15 min + 10 sec will be broadcast live on Expressen TV on January 5th at 8:30pm CET (2:30pm EST). GM Pontus Carlsson just returned from the Qatar Masters with rave reviews,…
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Colas bags GM norm in Vegas!
God is good! When I least expected it, Josh surprised us. He earned his first GM and IM norm in The North American Open in Vegas. ~Guy Colas Guy Colas will tell anyone within earshot that his son Josh Colas has always had the potential to excel at chess. An…
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Africa
African Chess made strides in 2015
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…
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Africa
2015 Zimbabwe Open (Harare, Zimbabwe)
The 2015 Zimbabwe Open is currently taking place in the nation’s capital. The tournament has received the sponsorship of the Kasparov Chess Foundation and aspires to offer chances for the IM norm. The event will be taking place at the New Ambassador Hotel in Harare from 28th December until the…
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MiniChess hits Madagascar!
Madagascar is the latest African nation to launch a nationwide chess program targeting the youth. Earlier this month Marisa van der Merve of Minichess launched an initiative in Kenya and last year in Lesotho. These initiatives are designed as a “train the trainer” seminars to roll out innovative techniques to…
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2015 Tanzania Open (Dar es Salaam)
Tanzania has gained momentum since their accession to FIDE last year. They held a very successful 2013 Tanzania Open and recently held the second edition in Dar es Salaam. The event attracted 42 players from Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, South Africa, Rwanda, Zambia, Yemen and India competed for for TShs 2,000,000…
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