AFRICAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP KICKS OFF AT THE BOARDWALK BY JESICA SLABBERT – AUGUST 22, 2016 The opening ceremony for the 2016 African Youth Chess Championship was held on Sunday at The Boardwalk’s International Convention Centre in Summerstrand, Port Elizabeth....
Double Header Chess Weekend in Africa
Double treat for chess enthusiasts It is a double-header weekend for chess players and fans as Gaborone International Open and African Youth Chess Championships finals both get underway at Oasis Motel in Tlokweng. By CALISTUS KOLANTSHO Fri 24 Jun...
African Youth Chess Championship 2015
The 2015 African Youth Chess Championship is taking place from 5th to 13th December at the Golden Peacock Hotel in Lusaka, Zambia. About 260 kids from 14 countries are taking part in the competition. Nearly 500 guests in total...
Training for African Youth Chess Championships
By Brian Yonga The junior chess team to this year’s African Youth Chess Championships (AYCC) in Lusaka, Zambia, begin training this weekend in Nairobi. The 12 players were picked at last weekend’s Kenya National Youth Chess Championship at Makini...
African Junior U20 Chess Championships
The African Junior U20 Open Chess Championship and African Junior U20 Girls’ Chess Championship (for the year 2013) were held on 25-31st January at Hotel Bouazza in Tiaret, Algeria. The Championships were organized by the Algerian Chess Federation (FADE),...
Silver for Mwango
Chess star Mwango wins silver medal October 9, 2012By SHAMAOMA MUSONDA –ZAMBIA chess star Lorita Mwango won silver after finishing second at the 2012 Africa Junior Chess Championships that came to a close in South Africa on Sunday.Mwango, now a...
African Youth Championship
FIDE Master Mwango holds South African October 6, 2012 By CHISHALA MUSONDA ZAMBIA’s Lorita Mwango drew her round six match at the Africa Youth Chess Championship in South Africa while Sekelani Tembo and Jonathan Thomas lost their respective games. Playing in the...
SA players come out top at the African Youth Chess Championship
Press Release 10 July 2009 SA players come out top at the African Youth Chess Championship The African Youth Chess Championship closed on a high note yesterday in Rochester House Salt River, Cape Town. The inaugural tournament held in...
Inaugural event a success
Inaugural African Youth Chess Championship a success10 Jul 2009 15:15 According to Chess South Africa, the African Youth Chess Championship held in Rochester House, Salt River, Cape Town, South Africa closed on a high note yesterday, 9 July 2009...
Young wiz battling it out
Press Release 30 June 2009 Young masters battle it out South Africa hosts the inaugural African Youth Chess Championship The African Youth Chess Championship takes place at the Rochester House in Salt River, Cape Town, from Wednesday to 09...