Monthly Archives: December 2011

Happy New Year – Most Popular Posts of 2011

With an exciting year for East African chess coming to a close, we would like to wish all our readers a very Happy New Year 2012! We hope to finally bring you some news from Burundi and regular updates from … Continue reading

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UG: Wins in Ninth and Tenth Rounds for Emojong at Piloo Modi International

(Press release courtesy of Uganda Chess Federation) Elijah Emojong won the ninth and tenth rounds in the Piloo Modi International Open Chess Tournament in India against India’s Chaniramu Pegu and Verma H. S. respectively to get himself to 8 points … Continue reading

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UG: Emojong Suffers Loss in Eighth Round at Piloo Modi International

(Press release courtesy of Uganda Chess Federation) Uganda’s Elijah Emojong lost at the hands of India’s Ravi Kumar rated 2185 in the eighth round of the ongoing Piloo Modi International Open Chess Tournament in India. The loss leaves the Ugandan … Continue reading

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UG: Emojong Wins Seventh Round at Piloo Modi International

(Press release courtesy of Uganda Chess Federation) Uganda’s FIDE Master Elijah Emojong beat India’s Saraf Pankaj (rated 1993) in the seventh round of the ongoing Piloo Modi International Chess Tournament in India. The Ugandan now has six wins and one … Continue reading

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UG: Emojong Ends Sixth Round With Win

(Press release courtesy of Uganda Chess Federation) Uganda’s Elijah Emojong suffered a setback in the fifth round of the ongoing Piloo Modi International Open Chess Tournament in Lucknow, India after losing to India’s Junaid Ahmed (rated 2051). The Ugandan however … Continue reading

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UG: Emojong Firing On All Cylinders in Indian Chess Tourney

(Press release courtesy of Uganda Chess Federation) Uganda’s FM Elijah Emojong has won the first four games in the ongoing Piloo Modi Open Chess Tournament in India to put himself on course for the top honours in the event that … Continue reading

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KE: Kenyans Win 3 Medals at African Youth Chess Championships 2011

Text: Kishan Iyengar Photos: Satish Deshpande A team of youth chess players represented Kenya in various age categories at the African Youth Chess Championships 2011 held at Lusaka, Zambia between 11th and 18th December 2011. South Africa, Egypt and hosts … Continue reading

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KE: Inter Universities Chess Championship 2011 (KUSA Games) – Results

Text: Ben Magana Photos: Kim Bhari Over the past weekend, Paul Maloba and I organized the inter-universities chess event at Ruaraka, Nairobi. The spectacle was well-attended, with 9 entrants in the men’s section and 7 in the women’s section. In … Continue reading

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UG: Wanyama Wins Rwabushenyi Memorial Chess Championship

(Press release courtesy of Uganda Chess Federation) Olympian Harold Wanyama is the Rwabushenyi Memorial Chess Champion after winning a play off to shake off opposition from Bob Bibasa and Arthur Ssegwanyi. The Blitz play off followed a tie between the … Continue reading

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UG: Bibasa, Ssegwanyi and Wanyama Tie for First Place in Rwabushenyi Memorial

(Press release courtesy of Uganda Chess Federation) Olympian Bob Bibasa drew with National Chess Champion, Arthur Ssegwanyi as Harold Wanyama beat Grace Nsubuga in the final round of the Rwabushenyi Memorial Chess Championship at Hotel Africana. The results mean that … Continue reading

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