{"id":72125,"date":"2018-11-27T00:41:24","date_gmt":"2018-11-26T22:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.times.mw\/?p=72125"},"modified":"2018-11-27T00:41:24","modified_gmt":"2018-11-26T22:41:24","slug":"chessam-cancels-zone-4-3-under-16-tourney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.times.mw\/index.php\/2018\/11\/27\/chessam-cancels-zone-4-3-under-16-tourney\/","title":{"rendered":"Chessam cancels Zone 4.3 under-16 tourney"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>By Mphatso Malidadi: <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_72131\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-72131\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.times.mw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/chess-junior-players.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-72131\" src=\"http:\/\/www.times.mw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/chess-junior-players-300x134.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.times.mw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/chess-junior-players-300x134.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.times.mw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/chess-junior-players-768x342.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.times.mw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/chess-junior-players.jpg 820w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-72131\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NO SHOW\u2014Junior players will not be in Zone 4.3 action<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Chess Association of Malawi (Chessam) has announced the cancellation of the Zone 4.3 Under-16 tournament which was scheduled for December 15 to 23.<\/p>\n<p>Chessam Publicity Secretary, Alfred Chimthere, said the body made the cancellation in consultation with the African Chess Confederation (ACC) board due to circumstances beyond the control of the two bodies.<\/p>\n<p>Although Chessam was not forthcoming on the reasons that led to the cancellation, sources indicated lack of funding as the major factor.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cChessam regrets the inconvenience caused to all stakeholders involved in the build-up,\u201d<\/em> reads part of a statement released on Saturday and signed by Chimthere.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Chessam has instead planned a national tournament from December 21 to 23 in Lilongwe at a venue to be announced soon.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cThe tournament will have five categories as follows: Open section\u2014 1,800 elo rating and above; Section B\u2014below 1,800 elo rating; ladies section; under 18 boys and girls sections as well as under 14 boys and girls sections,\u201d<\/em> Chimthere said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>He said details on registration processes and prize funding for the tournament would be announced by December 1.<\/p>\n<p>In another development, Chessam is sending five junior chess players to Limpopo, South Africa, to participate in an individual tournament for African schools scheduled for December 5-14.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cSome players will also be considered to compete at an African amateur tournament from December 30 to January 7 in Namibia,\u201d<\/em> Chimthere said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Mphatso Malidadi: Chess Association of Malawi (Chessam) has announced the cancellation of the Zone 4.3 Under-16 tournament which was scheduled for December 15 to 23. 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