Interview

Last year, we started a series of articles, which are billed to tell the story of each Federation’s setup.
Today, we take a trip down to the Gabonese Chess Federation, where the president, Monsieur Bongo Akanga Ndjila, Barthelemy, talks to us about his federation, their past, the last Olympiad, and their plans for the future.

Africa Chess Media caught up with the president of the AIDEF for an interview, and it was a real eye opener for us as we believe it would be for…

I carried out an interview with Tafadzwa Katiyo of Tosesonke, who is based in the United States of America, and has a partnership with the Zimbabwean Chess Foundation. She had…

Twenty-seven-year-old Joseph Methu, an actuarial science student at JKUAT (Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology), has been called a rising star several times in the past with commendable performances against Kenya’s…

For my last chess interview of 2014, I present to you a conversation with the beautiful, talented and multilingual Alexandra Samaganova, Kyrgyzstan’s second-highest rated (2022) female player and the reigning women’s…

GM Bassem Amin is Egypt’s highest-rated (2634) and Africa’s top chess player. His most recent success came at the 2014 Africa Zone 4.2 Individual Chess Championships held in Cairo last month where…

Wilfried Ntamatungiro is a young chess player from Bujumbura, Burundi who had the misfortune of losing 8 out of 9 games and finishing in last place at the Africa Zone…

Hemed Mlawa is Tanzania’s fourth-highest rated (1709) player and was his federation’s sole representative at the Africa Zone 4.2 Individual Chess Championships in Cairo. I caught up with him before Round…

WGM Shrook Wafa is Egypt’s second-highest rated (2061) female player and winner of the 2014 Africa Zone 4.2 Individual Chess Championships (women’s section) held in Cairo. During a break between rounds,…

To start off 2014 on a fun note, I bring to you an interview with chess player, photographer, gypsy, correspondent, wife and more—Romanian WGM Alina L’Ami. Hope you enjoy her…