Uganda

  • Daaim ShabazzMarch 6, 2013
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    Uganda announces new Cabinet!

    Dear All, This is to inform you that the Uganda Chess Federation held its Annual General Meeting on Saturday 23 February 2013 and elected new office bearers as follows: President : Vianney Luggya Vice President: Olga Robina Namwanje General Secretary: Christopher Turyahabwe Treasurer: Augustine Lwanga Director Technical: Stephen Kisuze Director…

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  • Daaim ShabazzJanuary 13, 2013
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    Uganda to hold 11 events in ’13

    Phillip Corry, “Uganda Chess Federation lines-up 11 events for 2013,” Kawowo Sports, 12 Jan 2013. Chess players in the country will have to play 11 rounds of competitions in various tournaments this year as the local governing body Uganda Chess Federation unveiled its calendar for 2013 on Thursday. Uganda made…

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  • Daaim ShabazzDecember 8, 2012
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    Coming to America: The Queen of Katwe

    Phiona Mutesi speaking at New York’s Marshall Chess Club with coach Robert Katende. Photo by Latisha Ballard.Phiona Mutesi has had a whirlwind experience since participating in the 2010 Olympiad in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. This is not Prince Akeem’s fictitious “Coming to America,” but a true story of a Ugandan schoolgirl who…

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  • Daaim ShabazzNovember 5, 2012
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    Mutesi graces cover of Chess Life

    Perhaps the cover of Phiona Mutesi gives a compelling picture of how chess serves as a universal agent for social change. Jamaal Abdul-Alim recounts Mutesi’s story from Tim Crother’s stirring book titled, “The Queen of Katwe”. It describes the hardships of a slum in Uganda and her chess journey. The…

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  • Daaim ShabazzOctober 24, 2012
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    Phiona Mutesi: The Queen of Katwe

    In a chess world where players are obsessed with the exploits of Magnus Carlsen or the latest intricacies of the Sicilian Najdorf stands Phiona Mutesi, a Ugandan player of very humble beginnings and one whom most have never heard of. Normally a story like hers would not get any mention…

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  • Daaim ShabazzFebruary 16, 2012
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    The Battle for “Migingo”

    Report submitted by Kim Bhari, Chairman of Nairobi Chess Club.Event photos by Kim Bhari. Migingo Island is situated in the middle of Lake Victoria. For decades, this fishing village has been famous for a dispute between Kenya and Uganda over who owns sovereignty. Nairobi Chess Club continues to make waves…

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  • Daaim ShabazzFebruary 10, 2012
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    Kenya-Uganda chess clash!!

    UG: Ugandan Team Set for Showdown with KenyansKE: NCC Simbas Roar Ahead of Historic Match Versus Ugandan Side Posted on 10 February 2012 (Press release courtesy of Nairobi Chess Club) Kenya’s best chess players take on an elite Ugandan side this weekend in an event dubbed “Battle for Migingo”. The…

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  • Daaim ShabazzMay 8, 2011
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    Emojong to raise Ugandan flag at zonals

    The Uganda Chess Federation has confirmed sending 2011 East Africa Chess Champion, Elijah Emojong to represent the country at the Zone 4.2 Africa Chess Championship to be held in Khartoum, Sudan from 19th to 29th May 2011. Elijah Emojong Zone 4.2 also comprises of chess power-house Egypt, Sudan, Nigeria, Kenya,…

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  • Daaim ShabazzApril 5, 2011
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    Ugandans set for 4.2 Zonal in Sudan

    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…

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  • Daaim ShabazzMarch 26, 2011
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    Uganda hosts Zabasajja Memorial

    OVER 50 SIGNED UP FOR ZABASAJJA MEMORIAL RAPID

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