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…

Knightmares Chess Club retains the Team Championship trophy
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Knightmares Chess Club retains the Team Championship trophy

The 2018 Team championships ended successfully last night at the Thoedosia Oko Hockey stadium. 13 teams and 66 players participated in this year’s event; the highest so far. The tournament was  played in 7 round swiss format. Most teams consisted of 4 players and a reserve with a compulsory female on either board two or…

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…

KNIGHTMARE CLUB WINS CCML TEAM CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS
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KNIGHTMARE CLUB WINS CCML TEAM CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS

IM Francis Anquandah, six time national champion leads Tema Knightmare Chess Team to victory during the CCML Team Chess Championships which ended at the Theodosia Oko Hockey Stadium 19th September, 2015. The Tema lads had to brush of neck to neck competition from defending champions Alisa through tie-break as both clubs ended with 17 points….

Thompson Records Perfect Score in Kumasi
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Thompson Records Perfect Score in Kumasi

The much awaited Kumasi Chess Classics came to an end last Saturday at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium with the purpose of unearthing chess talents and also popularizing the game in the Ashanti Region.  The tournament was organized by the Ghana Chess Association and with sponsorship support from Group Captain George Arko-Dadzie, the GCA President….

Reiss & Co’s Continuous Support for Ghana Chess
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Reiss & Co’s Continuous Support for Ghana Chess

Reiss & Co., established in 1863 in The Netherlands, started operations in the then Gold Coast in 1952 and later became Reiss & Co (Ghana) Ltd. Today, Reiss & Co (Ghana) Ltd is a multi-divisional technical trading house, representing first class overseas manufacturers through its five distinct divisions, i.e. agriculture, veterinary, pharmaceuticals, computers and security…