I want to be the strongest grandmaster – Kayonde By Oliver Shalala | Updated: 18 Sep,2016 ,10:45:55 CHESS International Master Andrew Kayonde says the World Chess Olympiads in Baku Azeribajan have motivated him to become a chess grandmaster. In...
Zambian Olympiad Team Set For Baku
Chess team unveiled Posted in Sport on February 29, 2016 MATHEWS KABAMBA, Lusaka TEN chess players have made the 2016 national team and will represent Zambia at the Baku World Olympiads in Baku, Azerbaijan, in August. The team comprises...
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...
Zambia’s first ever WIM
Epah becomes Zambia’s first ever Woman International Master (WIM)Dec 25, 2014 by Oliver Shalala in Windhoek, Namibia Zambian women chess poster girl Epah Tembo Jere was on Monday night conferred with the Woman International Master title for coming out...
“Zambia can have two Grandmasters next week”
“Zambia can have two Grandmasters next week”Dec 16, 2014 Report and photos by Oliver Shalala in Windhoek, Namibia Zambia’s chess talisman Stanley Chumfwa says that the African Individual Chess Championships which began on Saturday in Windhoek, Namibia, is the...
Zambian Players vie for Honours at the African Junior Chess Championship in Angola
Zambian Players vie for Honours at the African Junior Chess Championship in AngolaDec 4, 2014 The 2014 African Junior Chess Championships finally kicked off one day late in Angola after logistical problems delayed the arrival of a number of...
Aiming for GM title
Mwali aims for African chess crown, gm titleBy Oliver Shalala | Updated: 05 Oct,2014 ,13:46:57 INTERNATIONAL Master Chitumbo Mwali says he now wants to win the African Individual Championshipship in December after winning the 2014 Botswana Open last week....
K10,000 top prize for the 2014 Zambia Open
CFZ dangles K10,000Posted in Sport on September 24, 2014 By DAILY MAIL REPORTER The Chess Federation of Zambia (CFZ) has dangled a K10,000 top prize for the 2014 Zambia Open chess championship pencilled for next month, making it the...
Zambia: Chess Players Get SA Invite
By Francina Chomba THE Chess Federation of Zambia (CFZ) has assembled a 10-member youth team to participate in the 2014 South Africa junior chess championship billed for September 19 to 29. CFZ tournament director Aaron Banda announced the development...
High cost of beer resulted in poor team performance?
Zambia should recall Simutowe – ShabazzEdited by Oliver Shalala in Tromso, Norway | Updated: 19 Aug,2014 ,12:43:02 NATIONAL chess team member Chitumbo Mwali has attributed Zambia’s dwindling performance at the just-ended 41st World Chess Olympiad in Norway to Grand...