By Daniel Itai, Windhoek, Namibia.
(News of The South) – More than 40 African countries and over 500 contestants have since conveyed at the Windhoek Country Club Hotel & Casino for the 2019 African Youth Chess Championships which will kick-start today until the 21st of December.
The tournament which comprises of nine rounds has six age group categories, Under 08, Under 10, Under 12, Under 14, Under 16 and Under 18.
The time control will be 90 minutes for the game for each player, with an increment of 30 seconds per move starting from move one.
The games will be played using standard tournament chess sets and DGT clocks, and pairings. Namibia Chess Federation vice-president Efraim Jane said they were ready for the tournament to commence, “we have invited all International Chess Federation members from across Africa to bring all their chess players to compete.”
The winners of each age group category will be awarded personal rights to participate at the 2020 World Youth and Cadet Chess Championships.
The World Youth Chess Championship will start from the 7th till the 20th of September 2020 in Mamaia, Romania and the World Cadet Chess Championships will take place from the 18th to the 31st of October 2020 in Batumi, Georgia.
Countries that are expected to participate at the African Youth Chess Championships include, Algeria, Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Comoros Islands, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Eswatini, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
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