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2016 Chess Olympiad team composition finalised

Tuesday, June 14, 2016
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Kagabo wins Genocide memorial chess tourney

Monday, June 13, 2016
Marie Faustine Shimwa during a local tournament in June 2015. (File)

Rwanda's first FIDE rated female chess player tipped to shine

Tuesday, June 07, 2016
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Zone 4.2 Chess championship ends with lessons for Rwanda

Wednesday, May 04, 2016
Rwanda's women team in action during the 2014 Olympiad. From L-R: Layola Murara Umuhoza, Christella G. Rugabira, Marie-Faustine Shimwa, and Monique Uwinkesha. (Courtesy)

Chess Olympiad 2016: Which ladies will carry Rwanda's flag?

Saturday, April 23, 2016
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Duo for Zone 4.2 Chess Championship

Friday, April 22, 2016
Joselyne Uwase (L), 13, surprised everyone, including herself when she tricked and overpowered an unsuspecting female national chess champion, Marie Faustine Shimwa. (James Karuhanga)

Phenomenal Eagles grab all top honors as National Chess League ends

Monday, April 04, 2016
Kagabo, left, receiving the winner's trophy from RNOC's Elie Manirarora. (J. Karuhanga)

Kagabo wins Rwanda Open chess tournament

Thursday, February 04, 2016
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Eagles cruise in rounds 5 and 6 of National Chess League

Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Valentin Rukimbira of Knight Chess Club during a past tournament. (File)

Chess league returns

Thursday, January 14, 2016
Kevin Marius Ikuzwe, 12, is destined to be a star. The federation has promised to support him to develop his game. (Courtesy)

2015: The year that shaped the future of Chess in Rwanda

Saturday, January 02, 2016
12-year-old Ben Patrick Cyubahiro, who finished in second position in last monthu2019s National Youth Championship, is another future force to reckon with. (Courtesy)

FIDE arbiter lauds Rwandan female chess prodigies

Wednesday, December 16, 2015