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African Individual Chess Championship 2015 LIVE!

By videnova

Posted on May 9, 2015

The African Individual Chess Championship is taking place from 2-10th May, 2015, in Cairo, the capital of Egypt and the second-largest city in Africa.

The event is a 9-round Swiss tournament with the participation of 32 players from 11 different countries, including 5 GMs.

Top seed is the highest rated African player GM Bassem Amin (2633).

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