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Chess
Chess is a board game for two players, called White and Black, each controlling an army of chess pieces in their color, with the objective to checkmate the opponent's king. It is sometimes called international chess or Western chess to distinguish it from related games, such as xiangqi (Chinese chess) and shogi (Japanese chess). The recorded history of chess goes back at least to the emergence of a similar game, chaturanga, in seventh-century India. The rules of chess as we know them today emerged in Europe at the end of the 15th century, with standardization and universal acceptance by the end of the 19th century. Today, chess is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide. Chess is an abstract strategy game that involves no hidden information and no use of dice or cards. It is played on a chessboard with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. At the start, each player controls sixteen pieces: one king, one queen, two rooks, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIDE
The International Chess Federation or World Chess Federation, commonly referred to by its French acronym FIDE ( Fédération Internationale des Échecs), is an international organization based in Switzerland that connects the various national chess federations and acts as the governing body of international chess competition. FIDE was founded in Paris, France, on July 20, 1924.World Chess Federation FIDE (April 8, 2009). Retrieved on 2013-07-28. Its motto is ''Gens una sumus'', Latin for "We are one Family". In 1999, FIDE was recognized by the (IOC). As of May 2022, there are 200 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Botswana Chess Championship
The Botswana Chess Championship is organized by the , which was founded in 1982. Sponsors Botswana Chess Championship has been sponsored by IBM. Metropolitan Botswana is the longest official sponsor of the event. Its partnership with Botswana Chess Federation started in 2006 up to date. Winners : References {{Chess national championships Chess national championships Chess in Botswana Sports competitions in Botswana 1978 in chess Recurring sporting events established in 1978 1978 establishments in Botswana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mmegi
''Mmegi'' is an English-language national newspaper in Botswana, with occasional articles or comments in Setswana. Established in 1984, it is now published daily online and weekly on print format by Dikgang Publishing House in the capital, Gaborone. ''Mmegi'' used to be Botswana's only independent newspaper to be published daily. The newspaper's name means "the reporter" in Setswana and its strapline is "News we need to know daily". Until 1989, it was called ''Mmegi wa Dikgang/The Reporter''. See also * '' Azhizhi'' * '' The Voice Botswana'' * ''Botswana Guardian'' * ''The Botswana Gazette ''The Botswana Gazette'' is an English language newspaper published in Gaborone, Botswana. In 2015, the paper's managing editor (Shike Olsen), its editor (Lawrence Seretse), a reporter (Innocent Selatlhwa) and the paper's lawyer (Joao Salbany) ...'' * Yarona FM References External links * English-language newspapers published in Africa Newspapers published in Gaborone Publi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sport In Botswana
Sports in Botswana is diverse and reasonably well-developed. Though football, netball and athletics remain the most popular sports, numerous other sporting codes, including cricket, rugby, judo, swimming and tennis are active in the national sporting landscape. The Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC), together with the Botswana National Olympic Committee (BNOC) and Ministry of Youth, Sport and Culture (MYSC) are responsible for the overall management of sport in the country. In addition, there over 30 National Sport Federations (NSFs) and three school sport federations Botswana stages the Botswana Games every two years, and has hosted the 2014 African Youth Games, International Working Group on Women in Sport, and the 2017 Netball World Youth Cup. They also bid to host the 2022 Summer Youth Olympics, but lost to eventual host Dakar. Sporting codes Athletics Running Botswana has been doing well in athletics looking at the works of Nijel Amos winning a silver meda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
