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Eagles lead after day one of revived national chess league

Monday, September 21, 2015
100 girls from 20 secondary schools were trained by volunteers from the Rwanda Chess Federation last month as the federation mulls a strategy to improve the countryu2019s ranking. (Courtesy)

Rwanda dips in new world chess rankings

Thursday, September 03, 2015
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Right call: saving the rhino and elephant

Saturday, June 27, 2015
Odile Kalisa (R) shocked national female chess champion Marie Faustine Shimwa (L) at the Genocide Memorial Chess Tournament. (Fernand Mugisha)

Ruzigura wins Genocide Memorial Chess Tourney

Monday, June 15, 2015
Alexis Ruzigura was crowned the 2014 male national chess champion in March. (Fernand Mugisha)

Rwanda improves in world chess rankings

Friday, June 05, 2015
Knight Chess Club's Joseph Ngendo (R) lost to his son Eugene Kagabo, of Eagles Chess Club, in the final round of the open Chess contest last week. (Fernand Mugisha)

Genocide memorial chess tourney set for June

Sunday, May 10, 2015
Rukimbira (R) lost to Vision Chess Club's Ivan Mugisha during last week's Rwanda Chess Open. But his recent show at the Zone 4.2 Chess Championships in Kampala takes Rwanda higher in world ranking. (Fernand Mugisha)

Rwanda improves in new world chess rankings

Tuesday, May 05, 2015
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Father, son stand out at Rwanda Chess Open

Monday, May 04, 2015
Chess players in a previous tournament. The Chess Open tournament that starts saturday will see the top two represent Rwanda in two international competitions. (File)

Open chess tourney starts today

Thursday, April 30, 2015
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Uganda dominate Zone 4.2 Chess Championships

Monday, April 27, 2015
Shimwa (2nd from left) and teammates at the 2014 Chess Olympiad last August. The Rwandan female team at the time included 11-year old Layola Murara Umuhoza (far left). (Courtesy)

Meet Shimwa, a promising Chess ace

Friday, April 24, 2015
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Chess Open tourney set for May

Tuesday, April 14, 2015