An open Chess competition to decide players who will take part in upcoming international events, starts today at Hilltop Hotel in Remera.

The three-day event will include a seven-round as well as a five-round male and female challenge, respectively, with the first round set to start at 3:30pm.

Rwanda Chess Federation (FERWADE) vice president Kevin Ganza says the tournament will be a first step towards choosing representatives to the Commonwealth Chess Championship to be held on June 22 – 30, in New Delhi – India.

The tournament will also determine those to represent Rwanda at the third ‘Rencontres Internationales des Echecs Francophones’, an annual French speaking nations’ chess event set for July 17 – 26 in Montreal, Canada.

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