Brave Knights to fly flag in Russia
– by Carlos Kambaekwa
WINDHOEK – They call it mind games and the country’s sport authorities could be pardoned for having been playing mind games with the Namibia Chess Federation’s application to become an integral part of the Namibian Sports Commission (NSC).
The Namibia Chess Federation was registered as a sporting discipline in 2005 but could only be recognized as an associate member, as the NOC wanted the new federation to first meet certain requirements.
Although Namibia has in the past participated in various international competitions, it did so without national colours, despite its participation having been sanctioned by the NSC.
Namibia is currently ranked 102 in the world out of 160 chess playing nations in the world.
The federation became a fully-fledged member of the NSC during a special ceremony in Windhoek yesterday.
Namibia is to send a 5-member team to the 39th edition of the two-week Chess Olympiad at Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia – starting on the 20th of this month.
Namibia has participated in seven chess Olympiads to date and has won two silver medals.
This will be her first attempt at the Khanty-Mansiysk in Russia.
The Namibian Brave Knights chess team consists of Charles Eichab, Leonard Mueller, Otto Nakapunda, Max Nitzborn and Simon Shidolo.
Source: http://www.newera.com.na
I hope they’ll pull off the biggest upset.