Tag Archives: AAG

KE: Forgotten Posts – Chess Team Prepares for All Africa Games 2011 [Video]

Posted on 2 October 2011

Two weeks before the Kenyan contingent left for Maputo, Mozambique for the All Africa Games 2011, Citizen TV conducted an interview with the chess team at their training venue: View this video on YouTube Kudos to sports journalist Bernard Ndong … Continue reading →

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KE: All Africa Games Blitz Championship 2011 – Results

Posted on 19 September 2011

To cap off the All Africa Games chess event, a blitz tournament was held for participants in both sections–open and ladies. In the open section, GM Adly Ahmed of Egypt won the Gold medal with 7.5 points out of 9, … Continue reading →

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KE: AAG Maputo 2011 Chess – Final Results

Posted on 16 September 2011

Chess events at the All Africa Games 2011 in Maputo, Mozambique drew to a close yesterday as the open and ladies teams fought through their last battles in their 9th and 7th rounds respectively. The Kenyan open team went down … Continue reading →

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KE: AAG Maputo 2011 Chess – Round 8 Results

Posted on 15 September 2011

Round 8 of the open section at the All Africa Games chess event in Maputo saw Kenya take on a mighty Zambia and manage just half a point to lose the battle 0.5-3.5. On Board 3, Mehul Gohil continued his … Continue reading →

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KE: AAG Maputo 2011 Chess – Round 7 Results

Posted on 15 September 2011

The Kenyan open team faced off against a relatively unknown Madagascan chess team to go down 3-1 in their Round 7 encounter on 13th September. Round 7 – Open Team Madagascar (3) v/s Kenya (1): Girard Ramasindraibe (0) – Martin … Continue reading →

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KE: AAG Maputo 2011 Chess – Round 6 Results

Posted on 13 September 2011

Kenyan chess teams at Maputo posted their best results yet on 12th September 2011 as the ‘open’ team demolished Ghana 4-0 in their Round 6 encounter while the ‘ladies’ team managed two upset draws against a very strong Egypt in … Continue reading →

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KE: AAG Maputo 2011 Chess – Round 5 Results

Posted on 11 September 2011

The Kenyan ‘open’ and ‘ladies’ teams yesterday played their fifth and fourth round matches against Botswana and Mozambique respectively with neither team managing even half a point against their opponents. The results were as follows: Round 5 – Open Team … Continue reading →

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KE: AAG Maputo 2011 Chess – Round 4 Results

Posted on 10 September 2011

The Kenyan ‘open’ team fought their toughest battle yet in their Round 4 encounter against Nigeria yesterday with the latter making a clean sweep of it. Ben Magana, arguably the strongest player on the Kenyan team has yet to score … Continue reading →

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KE: AAG Maputo 2011 Chess – Round 3 Results

Posted on 9 September 2011

Kenya finally registered its first win at the All Africa Games chess events on 8th September when the ‘open’ team beat weaker opponents Namibia in Round 3. The ‘ladies’ team continued its dismal performance by going down 0-4 to South … Continue reading →

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KE: AAG Maputo 2011 Chess – Round 2 Results

Posted on 9 September 2011

Round 2 of the All Africa Games chess event on 7th September had the Kenyan ‘open’ team pitted against a strong Zimbabwean side led by IM Robert Gwaze while the ‘ladies’ team were up against Algeria. The results were as … Continue reading →

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