14:18, Sunday, 3rd March, 2019
Project Chess Zambia and the Kasparov Chess Foundation Africa held the first JC Flowers Chess Championships in Livingstone Zambia yesterday. The one-day invitational tournament was a chance for five of the local schools enrolled in the JC Flowers Foundation Chess Initiative to take part in a round-robin tournament to celebrate the first successful year of the program.
A total of fifty school children took part in the 5 round event which was played as an eight-board round robin. Each school was allowed to field a team of 8 players in every round with the teams fielded on a non-restricted basis as long as each team comprised at least two girls every round. Board substitutions were allowed, just to add to the fun.
The children really enjoyed the format which was aimed at giving them some competitive interaction but in a fun and social setting. After 5 rounds of play, Zambezi Primary emerged as the overall winners, with a total of 22 points.
Libuyu Primary came second with 19 points, while the host school, Holy Cross Primary , amassed 18.5 points to end third.
A small open tournament was also held in parallel with the schools event and CM Chola Musonda emerged as the sole winner with a score of 4/5. There was a three way tie for second position with Elias Musonda, Frank Ngombolo and Mathews Banda all scoring 3.5 points.
The event will hopefully become an annual feature as the Patron of the Program, Chris Flowers also funds an extensive anti-Malaria program which hosts an annual conference alternating between Victoria Falls and Livingston.
Chris attended the event in person and took the opportunity to hand over chess equipment comprising of 170 chess sets, 20 Clocks, 4 Demonstration boards as well as teacher training handbooks to the Zimbabwe Chess Federation Vice President, Clive Mphambela. This equipment will be used to launch the Zimbabwe leg of the program which is scheduled to start in 4 schools in Victoria Falls from March 2019.
The program in Zambian is already benefiting in excess of 900 learners in 8 public primary schools located in and around the Livingston area.
A total of fifty school children took part in the 5 round event which was played as an eight-board round robin. Each school was allowed to field a team of 8 players in every round with the teams fielded on a non-restricted basis as long as each team comprised at least two girls every round. Board substitutions were allowed, just to add to the fun.
The children really enjoyed the format which was aimed at giving them some competitive interaction but in a fun and social setting. After 5 rounds of play, Zambezi Primary emerged as the overall winners, with a total of 22 points.
Libuyu Primary came second with 19 points, while the host school, Holy Cross Primary , amassed 18.5 points to end third.
A small open tournament was also held in parallel with the schools event and CM Chola Musonda emerged as the sole winner with a score of 4/5. There was a three way tie for second position with Elias Musonda, Frank Ngombolo and Mathews Banda all scoring 3.5 points.
The event will hopefully become an annual feature as the Patron of the Program, Chris Flowers also funds an extensive anti-Malaria program which hosts an annual conference alternating between Victoria Falls and Livingston.
Chris attended the event in person and took the opportunity to hand over chess equipment comprising of 170 chess sets, 20 Clocks, 4 Demonstration boards as well as teacher training handbooks to the Zimbabwe Chess Federation Vice President, Clive Mphambela. This equipment will be used to launch the Zimbabwe leg of the program which is scheduled to start in 4 schools in Victoria Falls from March 2019.
The program in Zambian is already benefiting in excess of 900 learners in 8 public primary schools located in and around the Livingston area.
11:20, Monday, 17th September, 2018
The Champions Showdown Chess 960 tournament in St Louis ended on Saturday 15 September and there were 5 fascinating matches played in this unique format.
KCF Africa wishes to thank our Patron GM Garry Kasparov who has once again donated his tournament prize money of $20,000 to further the work of KCF in Africa. Garry has previously donated his winnings from the 2017 St Louis Rapid & Blitz tournament and he continues to provide both his personal time as well as his personal resources to support the work of his charitable foundation.
KCF Africa would also like to congratulate GM Veselin Topalov, GM Hikaru Nakamura, GM Wesley So, GM Levon Aronian and GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave who all ended up victorious in their respective matches.
Garry gave a great interview at the end of the tournament where he discussed his overall impressions of the tournament as well as his thoughts on the future of Chess960 as a sport. There was also a very interesting pre-recorded segment where he discusses the thoughts behind the inclusion of Chess960 results within the Universal Rating System.
Both interviews can be accessed on the YouTube page of the St Louis Chess Club at the following links
Garry's final day interview discussing his results and the donation to KCF Africa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxAfCIYklbQ
Garry's thoughts on the inclusion of Chess960 within the Universal Rating System
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Lom3VEhiKw
KCF Africa wishes to thank our Patron GM Garry Kasparov who has once again donated his tournament prize money of $20,000 to further the work of KCF in Africa. Garry has previously donated his winnings from the 2017 St Louis Rapid & Blitz tournament and he continues to provide both his personal time as well as his personal resources to support the work of his charitable foundation.
KCF Africa would also like to congratulate GM Veselin Topalov, GM Hikaru Nakamura, GM Wesley So, GM Levon Aronian and GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave who all ended up victorious in their respective matches.
Garry gave a great interview at the end of the tournament where he discussed his overall impressions of the tournament as well as his thoughts on the future of Chess960 as a sport. There was also a very interesting pre-recorded segment where he discusses the thoughts behind the inclusion of Chess960 results within the Universal Rating System.
Both interviews can be accessed on the YouTube page of the St Louis Chess Club at the following links
Garry's final day interview discussing his results and the donation to KCF Africa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxAfCIYklbQ
Garry's thoughts on the inclusion of Chess960 within the Universal Rating System
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Lom3VEhiKw
15:55, Thursday, 6th September, 2018
Another MiniChess pilot program started running in Dar es Salaam in February 2018. The program started at Zanaki Primary School. This school became the first centre in Tanzania to start empowering the young minds in their care through the beautiful game of chess.
The program was initially accepted by the school to run as a once a week class of 45 minutes and it had 35 Grade 1 students attending using the sports period slot. A second group of 30 Grade 1 students has now joined the award winning program from the same school and two classes per week program are now being run.
The SOS Children Village also accepted the same proposal and they have a further 35 learners aged between 5-9 years participating. These classes are conducted once during each weekend as the SOS Village is dedicated to work with children who have lost parental care or are at risk of doing so. SOS provides a loving home for every child and they give the children the opportunity to build lasting relationships within a family and help them shape their own futures.
The pilot program lectures are being delivered by CM Nurdin Hassuji who is certified level one MiniChess trainer as well as the Secretary General of the Tanzania Chess Federation. He has already delivered more than a third of the level 1 program lessons and learners are enjoying it very much and always excited for the next class.
Nurdin is actively working on identifying local sponsors to further expand the program and he is also approaching more affluent schools who have the capability of funding the program on their own. We wish him luck as he continues to pioneer the MiniChess program in the heart of one of the largest countries in East Africa!
The program was initially accepted by the school to run as a once a week class of 45 minutes and it had 35 Grade 1 students attending using the sports period slot. A second group of 30 Grade 1 students has now joined the award winning program from the same school and two classes per week program are now being run.
The SOS Children Village also accepted the same proposal and they have a further 35 learners aged between 5-9 years participating. These classes are conducted once during each weekend as the SOS Village is dedicated to work with children who have lost parental care or are at risk of doing so. SOS provides a loving home for every child and they give the children the opportunity to build lasting relationships within a family and help them shape their own futures.
The pilot program lectures are being delivered by CM Nurdin Hassuji who is certified level one MiniChess trainer as well as the Secretary General of the Tanzania Chess Federation. He has already delivered more than a third of the level 1 program lessons and learners are enjoying it very much and always excited for the next class.
Nurdin is actively working on identifying local sponsors to further expand the program and he is also approaching more affluent schools who have the capability of funding the program on their own. We wish him luck as he continues to pioneer the MiniChess program in the heart of one of the largest countries in East Africa!
15:41, Monday, 3rd September, 2018
A KCF Africa pilot chess initiative in Zambia has slowly been gathering traction over the last few months and the program has resulted in 6 new chess clubs being created at 6 local primary schools in Livingston, Zambia.
Each club is staff with a locally based trainer who has been tasked with training the children and young adults attending the club. Lessons are provided twice a week with some of the classes attracting in excess of 100 pupils.
A total of 715 pupils are currently participating with each school having been equipped with between 30 and 50 chess boards and sets, as well as clocks and demonstration boards.
The participating schools are Mujala Primary, Zambezi Primary; Libuyu Primary; Maria Assumpta Primary; Nakatindi Primary and Highlands Primary. The local trainers are Bright Muyenga, Anna Mbewe, and Joster Kandandwe. Bright and Anna both relocated from Lusaka in May to help start the program and all three trainers have already had an incredible impact on the lives of the children that are participating in the program.
The program is the result of a collaboration between KCF Africa and the Chris Flowers Family Foundation which also does invaluable work fighting Malaria in Zimbabwe, Zambia. Angola and Namibia. The local trainers have also received support from the Zone 5 Chairman Mr Habeenzu Mweetwa and from the local branches of the Anglican Diocese.
The Flowers Foundation were recently able to send one of their key employees (Ms Rebecca Buffington) to visit the schools. Rebecca visited two locations and spent time with the trainers, teachers, headmasters and pupils. They were able to provide her with first-hand feedback and also showcase a small portion of the the work that they have managed to cover since the launched in May 2018.
A sister program is expected to launch on the Zimbabwe side of the border later this month and we expect to see in excess of 1500 learners benefiting as soon as the schools in Victoria Falls start the program. In time, we expect opportunities to arise to allow for cross border school tournaments and this is already something that is being planned for the course of the 2019 calendar year.
KCF Africa would like to extend our humble thanks to the Flowers Foundation for taking hands with us and we look forward to watching this exciting new program grow and develop in the future!
Each club is staff with a locally based trainer who has been tasked with training the children and young adults attending the club. Lessons are provided twice a week with some of the classes attracting in excess of 100 pupils.
A total of 715 pupils are currently participating with each school having been equipped with between 30 and 50 chess boards and sets, as well as clocks and demonstration boards.
The participating schools are Mujala Primary, Zambezi Primary; Libuyu Primary; Maria Assumpta Primary; Nakatindi Primary and Highlands Primary. The local trainers are Bright Muyenga, Anna Mbewe, and Joster Kandandwe. Bright and Anna both relocated from Lusaka in May to help start the program and all three trainers have already had an incredible impact on the lives of the children that are participating in the program.
The program is the result of a collaboration between KCF Africa and the Chris Flowers Family Foundation which also does invaluable work fighting Malaria in Zimbabwe, Zambia. Angola and Namibia. The local trainers have also received support from the Zone 5 Chairman Mr Habeenzu Mweetwa and from the local branches of the Anglican Diocese.
The Flowers Foundation were recently able to send one of their key employees (Ms Rebecca Buffington) to visit the schools. Rebecca visited two locations and spent time with the trainers, teachers, headmasters and pupils. They were able to provide her with first-hand feedback and also showcase a small portion of the the work that they have managed to cover since the launched in May 2018.
A sister program is expected to launch on the Zimbabwe side of the border later this month and we expect to see in excess of 1500 learners benefiting as soon as the schools in Victoria Falls start the program. In time, we expect opportunities to arise to allow for cross border school tournaments and this is already something that is being planned for the course of the 2019 calendar year.
KCF Africa would like to extend our humble thanks to the Flowers Foundation for taking hands with us and we look forward to watching this exciting new program grow and develop in the future!
11:23, Tuesday, 31st July, 2018
The final day of the CIV Invitational was always going to be about the battle for the minor places as GM Bassem Amin had established an insurmountable 7-point lead heading into the final day.
It was a day filled with tension with thousands of US$ on the line and many of the players were visibly under pressure towards the latter half of the day. In the end, the quality of the GM's was on display as GM Mohammed Amine Haddouche and GM Kenny Solomon held their nerve to end second and third respectively.
GM Haddouche had a particularly good final day which saw him score an undefeated 7.5/9 on the day. This was enough to see him climb to a total of 24/36 and comfortably secure second place by a margin of 4 points in the end.
Kenny had a roller-coaster ride on the final day after starting with back to back losses against IM Andrew Kayonde and IM David Silva. He then found himself under pressure again in round 3 and only narrowly held the draw against IM Fy Rakotaomaharo. He decided that drastic measures were required and hurried up to his room to change his shirt in the hope of changing his luck! It proved to be an inspired decision as he immediately inflicted the first loss of the entire tournament on GM Bassem. Despite a late loss to GM Haddouche in blitz round 17, he held his nerve against IM Arthur Ssegwanyi in the final round to secure 3rd place by a narrow 1/2 point margin.
IM David Silva from Angola was probably the revelation of the blitz portion of the event and his incredible speed was once again on display as he made another impressive showing on day 5. David's combined score of 12/18 in the blitz segment was sufficient to see him place 2nd behind Bassem in this portion of the tournament and he earned himself more than 100 Blitz Rating points en-route to securing 4th place and a $2000 payday.
IM Moklis El Adnani had been the early tournament leader on day 1 but a few tough days in the middle had seen him deep in the fight for the final cashing place. Under pressure early in the day he had to dig deep but he won 3 out of his last 4 games (including a win against Bassem) in order to snatch 5th place and the final prize of $1,000.
IM Andrew Kayonde and IM Fy Rakotomaharo where both also in contention for most of the final day and both will be satisfied with their performances as they ended 6th and 7th respectively. GM Slim Belkhodja also recovered well from his disappointment in the rapid segment as he ended in 8th place overall.
IM Adu and IM Ssegwanyi may be disappointed with their final positions but both were competitive throughout and both were integral to the overall success of the tournament.
As KCF Africa we were extremely proud to be associated with a tournament of this exceptional standard and we need to acknowledge the contributions of Dr Essoh Essis and his team at FIDEC as well as the teams from African Chess Media, Chess24, FollowChess. We also want to acknowledge the personal contributions to the tournament by IA Stephane Escafre from France, IA Lekan Adeyemi from Nigeria and WGM Alina L'Ami from Romania. In addition, we would be remiss not to acknowledge Ben Simon, GM Robert Hungaski and the entire Broadcast team at the St Louis Chess Club who brought the event to light with their daily broadcast coverage.
Events like this cannot take place without funding and the incredible contribution of Vivendi SA as well as the support received from the Centre De Promotion Des Investissements en Cote d'Ivoire must also be acknowledged.This tournament has been an incredible team effort and has resulted in extensive media coverage which cannot fail to enhance the development of top level chess on the African Continent moving forward
Full links for the tournament results, PGN Files, closing interviews and daily broadcasts are provided below for anyone interested in the final standings.
Final standings and PGN Games Files
Rapid (including 45 PGN Games)
http://chess-results.com/tnr368604.aspx?lan=1&art=1
Blitz (including 90 PGN Games)
http://chess-results.com/tnr367768.aspx?lan=1&art=1&flag=30Chess24
Chess 24 tournament page with complete games and final standings
https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/civ-rapid-and-blitz-2018
Playlist of player interviews with the St Louis Chess Club
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz9oVX4h5krG1sSmkkaGCncrX7HhEJ4VB
Playlist of Pre-Tournament Player Interviews
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz9oVX4h5krH4Q7C2-PGqUmXekVMhJbB_
Playlist of full daily broadcasts from St Louis Chess Club
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hl4CwCCmr2w&list=PLVWaFpMwtaGiTlXCbIxbep...
A final report of consolidated media links as well as details of the various activities that ran in parallel with the tournament will be compiled later this week.
It was a day filled with tension with thousands of US$ on the line and many of the players were visibly under pressure towards the latter half of the day. In the end, the quality of the GM's was on display as GM Mohammed Amine Haddouche and GM Kenny Solomon held their nerve to end second and third respectively.
GM Haddouche had a particularly good final day which saw him score an undefeated 7.5/9 on the day. This was enough to see him climb to a total of 24/36 and comfortably secure second place by a margin of 4 points in the end.
Kenny had a roller-coaster ride on the final day after starting with back to back losses against IM Andrew Kayonde and IM David Silva. He then found himself under pressure again in round 3 and only narrowly held the draw against IM Fy Rakotaomaharo. He decided that drastic measures were required and hurried up to his room to change his shirt in the hope of changing his luck! It proved to be an inspired decision as he immediately inflicted the first loss of the entire tournament on GM Bassem. Despite a late loss to GM Haddouche in blitz round 17, he held his nerve against IM Arthur Ssegwanyi in the final round to secure 3rd place by a narrow 1/2 point margin.
IM David Silva from Angola was probably the revelation of the blitz portion of the event and his incredible speed was once again on display as he made another impressive showing on day 5. David's combined score of 12/18 in the blitz segment was sufficient to see him place 2nd behind Bassem in this portion of the tournament and he earned himself more than 100 Blitz Rating points en-route to securing 4th place and a $2000 payday.
IM Moklis El Adnani had been the early tournament leader on day 1 but a few tough days in the middle had seen him deep in the fight for the final cashing place. Under pressure early in the day he had to dig deep but he won 3 out of his last 4 games (including a win against Bassem) in order to snatch 5th place and the final prize of $1,000.
IM Andrew Kayonde and IM Fy Rakotomaharo where both also in contention for most of the final day and both will be satisfied with their performances as they ended 6th and 7th respectively. GM Slim Belkhodja also recovered well from his disappointment in the rapid segment as he ended in 8th place overall.
IM Adu and IM Ssegwanyi may be disappointed with their final positions but both were competitive throughout and both were integral to the overall success of the tournament.
As KCF Africa we were extremely proud to be associated with a tournament of this exceptional standard and we need to acknowledge the contributions of Dr Essoh Essis and his team at FIDEC as well as the teams from African Chess Media, Chess24, FollowChess. We also want to acknowledge the personal contributions to the tournament by IA Stephane Escafre from France, IA Lekan Adeyemi from Nigeria and WGM Alina L'Ami from Romania. In addition, we would be remiss not to acknowledge Ben Simon, GM Robert Hungaski and the entire Broadcast team at the St Louis Chess Club who brought the event to light with their daily broadcast coverage.
Events like this cannot take place without funding and the incredible contribution of Vivendi SA as well as the support received from the Centre De Promotion Des Investissements en Cote d'Ivoire must also be acknowledged.This tournament has been an incredible team effort and has resulted in extensive media coverage which cannot fail to enhance the development of top level chess on the African Continent moving forward
Full links for the tournament results, PGN Files, closing interviews and daily broadcasts are provided below for anyone interested in the final standings.
Final standings and PGN Games Files
Rapid (including 45 PGN Games)
http://chess-results.com/tnr368604.aspx?lan=1&art=1
Blitz (including 90 PGN Games)
http://chess-results.com/tnr367768.aspx?lan=1&art=1&flag=30Chess24
Chess 24 tournament page with complete games and final standings
https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/civ-rapid-and-blitz-2018
Playlist of player interviews with the St Louis Chess Club
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz9oVX4h5krG1sSmkkaGCncrX7HhEJ4VB
Playlist of Pre-Tournament Player Interviews
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz9oVX4h5krH4Q7C2-PGqUmXekVMhJbB_
Playlist of full daily broadcasts from St Louis Chess Club
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hl4CwCCmr2w&list=PLVWaFpMwtaGiTlXCbIxbep...
A final report of consolidated media links as well as details of the various activities that ran in parallel with the tournament will be compiled later this week.
06:57, Monday, 30th July, 2018
Day 1 of the Blitz at the CIV Invitational saw a dominant performance by GM Bassem Amin as he recorded an impressive 8/9 to take a commanding 7 point lead into the final days play. It was a day of sorrow for a number of other top contenders however as they failed to keep up with the blistering pace set by Bassem.
This nevertheless set up an exciting final day's play as a tight battle emerged for the remaining prize earning places.
The Africa Chess Media report on this critical days play is published and available at
https://africachessmedia.com/2018/07/29/2018-civ-rapid-and-blitz-invitat... with photos courtesy of WGM Alina L'Ami as always.
This nevertheless set up an exciting final day's play as a tight battle emerged for the remaining prize earning places.
The Africa Chess Media report on this critical days play is published and available at
https://africachessmedia.com/2018/07/29/2018-civ-rapid-and-blitz-invitat... with photos courtesy of WGM Alina L'Ami as always.
08:48, Sunday, 29th July, 2018
Day 3 of the CIV Rapid and Blitz tournament in Abidjan saw GM Bassem Amin establish his dominance and emerge as the clear leader.
African Chess News is following the tournament daily and their excellent day three report can be accessed at
https://africachessmedia.com/2018/07/28/civ-invitational-rapid-and-blitz...
We also wish to again thank WGM Alina L'Ami who continues to provide us with amazing images to help bring the tournament to life
African Chess News is following the tournament daily and their excellent day three report can be accessed at
https://africachessmedia.com/2018/07/28/civ-invitational-rapid-and-blitz...
We also wish to again thank WGM Alina L'Ami who continues to provide us with amazing images to help bring the tournament to life
10:38, Saturday, 28th July, 2018
The 10 participants at the 2018 CIV Rapid & Blitz Invitational were interviewed by WGM Alina L' Ami prior to the start of the tournament. These interviews provide a fascinating glimpse into the minds of the top players on the continent.
Alina's wide ranging questions covered standard topics including where the players currently live and where they were born, how and when they learned the game, and whether they think chess be a full time profession in their country and on the African continent.
She also asked event specific questions such as:
- How did you prepare for this event?
- How do you rate your chances in the tournament?
- Will you play better in the rapid or the blitz?
- What is your prognosis for the top 3 places?
- What does it mean to you to participate in this GCT style tournament? and
- How important are tournaments like this for chess in Africa?
At the end, some of the players were also asked for their predictions for the upcoming match in London between Caruana and Carlsen as well as who they would like to see as the next President of FIDE (Short, Dvorkovich or Makropoulos).
All 10 interviews are now posted on the KCF Africa YouTube Channel which can be accessed at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYGat_LojOP0opyvD6sy1tg
The individual interviews can be access through the links below for anyone interested in getting a fuller appreciation for the players participating in this great event:
GM Bassem Amin:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOo5-jDFFEc
GM Kenny Solomon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwVHesGkDFM&t=100s
GM Amine Haddouche
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_a0fxK012BM
GM Slim Belkhodja
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8azXSSi3noU&t=1s
IM Andrew Kayonde
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RM0sdHaZZuc&t=35s
IM Fy Rakotomaharo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ABvF54gtgk&t=4s
IM Mokhliss El Adnani
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYzqhlc6UIU
IM Oladapu Adu
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSJp82RHaUE
IM Arthur Ssegwanyi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SNyplS6B0Y
IM David Silva
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqtGVU2crXA
Alina's wide ranging questions covered standard topics including where the players currently live and where they were born, how and when they learned the game, and whether they think chess be a full time profession in their country and on the African continent.
She also asked event specific questions such as:
- How did you prepare for this event?
- How do you rate your chances in the tournament?
- Will you play better in the rapid or the blitz?
- What is your prognosis for the top 3 places?
- What does it mean to you to participate in this GCT style tournament? and
- How important are tournaments like this for chess in Africa?
At the end, some of the players were also asked for their predictions for the upcoming match in London between Caruana and Carlsen as well as who they would like to see as the next President of FIDE (Short, Dvorkovich or Makropoulos).
All 10 interviews are now posted on the KCF Africa YouTube Channel which can be accessed at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYGat_LojOP0opyvD6sy1tg
The individual interviews can be access through the links below for anyone interested in getting a fuller appreciation for the players participating in this great event:
GM Bassem Amin:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOo5-jDFFEc
GM Kenny Solomon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwVHesGkDFM&t=100s
GM Amine Haddouche
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_a0fxK012BM
GM Slim Belkhodja
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8azXSSi3noU&t=1s
IM Andrew Kayonde
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RM0sdHaZZuc&t=35s
IM Fy Rakotomaharo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ABvF54gtgk&t=4s
IM Mokhliss El Adnani
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYzqhlc6UIU
IM Oladapu Adu
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSJp82RHaUE
IM Arthur Ssegwanyi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SNyplS6B0Y
IM David Silva
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqtGVU2crXA
14:35, Friday, 27th July, 2018
Day 2 of the CIV Rapid and Blizt Invitiational was moving day and there has been a shake-up at the top of the standings after a day that saw 11 of the 15 games end in decisive results.
African Chess Media are covering the event in great detail and another excellent report from their CEO, Babatunde Ogunsiku has now been published on their main page at
https://africachessmedia.com/2018/07/27/the-civ-invitational-rapid-day-ii/
Live games from the last day of the rapid portion will start again at 3pm local time (GMT). All games can be followed at
https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/civ-rapid-and-blitz-2018/7... and on the FollowChess App as well.
Results, Pairings and PGN files can be downloaded from
http://chess-results.com/tnr367763.aspx?lan=1 while the day 3 live broadcast from the St Louis Studio will commence once again at 17.45 local time and can be accessed directly at
https://youtu.be/et-wnSnQvEM
The amazing images coming from Abidjan are all courtesy of WGM Alina L'Ami and her work will no doubt feature as part of the reports on a number of the major global chess websites in due course.
There are still 3 players tied at the top at the end of the second days play and they will no doubt be fighting to establish dominance as they move towards the blitz portion that will take place over the course of the weekend!
African Chess Media are covering the event in great detail and another excellent report from their CEO, Babatunde Ogunsiku has now been published on their main page at
https://africachessmedia.com/2018/07/27/the-civ-invitational-rapid-day-ii/
Live games from the last day of the rapid portion will start again at 3pm local time (GMT). All games can be followed at
https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/civ-rapid-and-blitz-2018/7... and on the FollowChess App as well.
Results, Pairings and PGN files can be downloaded from
http://chess-results.com/tnr367763.aspx?lan=1 while the day 3 live broadcast from the St Louis Studio will commence once again at 17.45 local time and can be accessed directly at
https://youtu.be/et-wnSnQvEM
The amazing images coming from Abidjan are all courtesy of WGM Alina L'Ami and her work will no doubt feature as part of the reports on a number of the major global chess websites in due course.
There are still 3 players tied at the top at the end of the second days play and they will no doubt be fighting to establish dominance as they move towards the blitz portion that will take place over the course of the weekend!
15:24, Thursday, 26th July, 2018
Day 1 of the CIV Rapid & Blitz Invitational was completed yesterday in Abidjan and a comprehensive report has been posted by African Chess Media.
The report is available from their website at
https://africachessmedia.com/2018/07/26/the-civ-invitational-rapid-and-b...
Results and pairings from
http://chess-results.com/tnr367763.aspx?lan=1
And live games can be followed at
https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/civ-rapid-and-blitz-2018/4...
Day 2 is now underway with round 4 currently in progress. The rapid games are played at 15.00, 16.30 and 18.00 daily (GMT) until Friday and then at 30 minute intervals for the blitz rounds over the weekend.
The tournament was officially opened by Dr Essoh Essis from the Ivorian Chess Federation.
The broadcast show for day 2 will once again feature Ben Simon and GM Robert Hanguski and will start from 17.45 at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjFl7PDgC-U
We wish all players well for todays games
The report is available from their website at
https://africachessmedia.com/2018/07/26/the-civ-invitational-rapid-and-b...
Results and pairings from
http://chess-results.com/tnr367763.aspx?lan=1
And live games can be followed at
https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/civ-rapid-and-blitz-2018/4...
Day 2 is now underway with round 4 currently in progress. The rapid games are played at 15.00, 16.30 and 18.00 daily (GMT) until Friday and then at 30 minute intervals for the blitz rounds over the weekend.
The tournament was officially opened by Dr Essoh Essis from the Ivorian Chess Federation.
The broadcast show for day 2 will once again feature Ben Simon and GM Robert Hanguski and will start from 17.45 at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjFl7PDgC-U
We wish all players well for todays games
