World Chess Olympiad Qualifers
Sat and Sun (14-15th March 2014):
At Pope Paul Memorial
As the second phase of Qualifiers for the World Chess Olympiad gets underway starting this weekend 15th -16th at Pope Paul Memorial Hotel in Kampala, there is a stiff fight for the available slots to make the team
The event features male players with international ratings and the top 20 unrated who qualified from the previous phase.
8 rounds will be played in the male category which the following weekend 22-23 March 2014. The top 12 will be picked to proceed to the next and last phase due in May.
The ladies will over this weekend be battling in their final phase featuring the top 12 in a round robin to determine the top 5 to feature on the National team.
The event will be graced with the attendance of FIDE Vice President, Ali Nihat Yazici and Africa Chess Union President, Lakhdar Mazoouz.
