GHANA NATIONAL INDIVIDUAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS
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GHANA NATIONAL INDIVIDUAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS

Russia 2020 Olympiad Qualifier VENUE : Presidential Lounge, Accra Sports Stadium DATES: Men’s finals (20th – 23rd Feb)Women’s finals (20th -23rd Feb)Open Section (22nd&23rd Feb) START TIME : 9am each day ENTRY FEES : Ghc100 for adults and Ghc 60 for students (Open Section only) LIVE GAMES There will be a live broadcast of top…

PHASE ONE QUALIFIERS FOR 2019 NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS HELD
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PHASE ONE QUALIFIERS FOR 2019 NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS HELD

The National Chess Championships, commonly referred to as Nationals, is an annual chess tournament used to determine the National Men and Women’s Chess champions in Ghana. The defending champions for the tournament are IM Francis Anquandah and WCM Tobi Felix for Men’s and Women’s categories respectively. Giving that 2020 is an Olympiad year, the first 5…

2019 African Junior Chess Championships
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2019 African Junior Chess Championships

The 2019 Africa Junior Chess Championship started on Friday, October 25 at the Paloma Hotel in Accra, with host nation Ghana aiming for a place in the World Chess Championship in Russia. The week long competition will end on Sunday, November 3. The competition would draw participants from countries including Kenya, South Africa, Algeria, Egypt,…

AMERICAN CHESS DUO TO VISIT GHANA
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AMERICAN CHESS DUO TO VISIT GHANA

Ghana Chess Association announces to the information of the general public about the visit of American Chess Duo Maurice Ashley and Rochelle Ballantyne to conduct a workshop and mentorship program from 11th to 14th October, 2019 in Accra. Maurice is a well renowned author, chess commentator and the first Black to ever obtain the coveted…

2019 National Youth Chess Championships Report
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2019 National Youth Chess Championships Report

There was an exceptional show of talent at the 2019 National Youth Chess Championships which took place at DPS International School Auditorium on the 8th of June, 2019 featuring over 90 players in 7 different age categories namely; under 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 and the new U-8 and girls-only categories. A champion’s beauty is next…

GHANA HOSTS MAIDEN EDITION OF ZONE 4.4 YOUTH U-16 GAMES
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GHANA HOSTS MAIDEN EDITION OF ZONE 4.4 YOUTH U-16 GAMES

Ghana hosted the maiden edition of the zone 4.4 youth under 16 chess championships from 16th – 23rd December at the Cape Coast sports stadium after several attempts since 2015 The tournament featured 5 teams from Ghana and two from Nigeria who engaged in an all play all games over 5 days.  The Nigerians, who had just returned from the National…

Ghana gains two new titles at the 2018 World Chess Olympiad
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Ghana gains two new titles at the 2018 World Chess Olympiad

Ghana had a good outing at the 43rd Chess Olympiad which took place  in Batumi from 23rd September to the 6th of October, 2018 . The event saw two of our young Olympiad talents (WCM Tobi Felix and CM Anthony Ajavon Obieni) reach the milestones of Candidate Master which brought great joy into the camp. Both men and…

2018 YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS REPORT
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2018 YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS REPORT

This year’s National Youth Championship took place at DPS International School Auditorium on 16th June, 2018 and featured over 100 players in 5 different age categories namely; under 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18 categories. The participants showed great enthusiasm for the competition and were focused while playing the matches. The matches clearly brought forth the…