Africa Junior Chess Open 2014: IM Moheb Ameir, Caxito Esperanca Win
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2014
In accordance with FIDE regulations, entitled participants were those players born on or after 1st January 1993. The Algerian Chess Federation provided full board and lodging for two players, one boy and one girl, from each FIDE affiliated African National Federation.
The tournament was played in two sections – “Open” and “Girls”. The Open was a 9-round Swiss with 16 participants, while the Girls section was a 10-player round robin.
The 15-years old Esperanca Caxito from Angola destroyed the competition in the Girls section to take the gold medal with 8,5/9 points. According to the Regulations, Caxito will be awarded with a WIM title and WGM norm.
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Here's the latest chess tournament news update via FIDE: The African Junior U20 Open Chess Championship and African Junior U20 Girls’ Chess Championship (for the year 2013) were held on 25-31st January at Hotel Bouazza in Tiaret, Algeria. The Championships were organized by the Algerian Chess Federation (FADE), under the auspices of the African Chess Confederation and FIDE.
In accordance with FIDE regulations, entitled participants were those players born on or after 1st January 1993. The Algerian Chess Federation provided full board and lodging for two players, one boy and one girl, from each FIDE affiliated African National Federation.
The tournament was played in two sections – “Open” and “Girls”. The Open was a 9-round Swiss with 16 participants, while the Girls section was a 10-player round robin.
The 15-years old Esperanca Caxito from Angola destroyed the competition in the Girls section to take the gold medal with 8,5/9 points. According to the Regulations, Caxito will be awarded with a WIM title and WGM norm.
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