In those days, as he was drilling the Junior Malawi team, celebrated Zambian chess instructor, Musatwe Simutowe told the team, “Do not analyze lost games in between rounds during tournaments,…
Less than a decade ago, when Garry Kasparov visited a certain country, a journalist made a big mistake. In a press conference, with all dignitaries present, he asked the great…
When the draw was agreed in his last round game against his countryman IM Alain Rainavoharisoa on board one, 19 year old, IM Rokotomahoro “The Malagasy radar” would have as…
As I entered the magnificent Crystal Hall in Baku(2016 Olympiad), I decided to talk to this other guy who was standing at the back of the hall. I thought he…
As the players roll up their sleeves for the Zone 4.3 Chess Championship round 7 this morning, it appears each one of them has his score sheet limping with a…
By now the invaders must be scared. After accumulating straight 2 points, tournament favourite IM Rokotomahoro “The Malagasy radar” destroyed a projectile from tournament’s second seed IM Andrew Kayonde to…
I had decent preparations before the tournament and during the game, things were working according to plan, until deep in the middle game, my opponent spurted out a novelty. Things…
I doubt if the president of Madagascar knows that his country will be a battle field of one of the deadliest wars in Subsaharan Africa. Today, 27th of April, the…
It is not unusual for drama to happen during chess tournaments. Take this poor player for instance. His postion was so hopeless that his impudent opponent pre-recorded 1-0 in his…
In one of his books: “Winning Chess Brilliancies”, Grandmaster Yasser Seirawan annotates a very instructive Sicilian Dragon game between two chess greats, Anatoly Karpov and Victor Korchnoi played in 1981.…
