Chess federation gets new offices

THE Namibian Chess Federation recently opened its first office, in the BPI House in Windhoek’s Independence Avenue.

This year, the Icelandic International Development Agency launched a new chess co-operation project to develop chess in Namibian schools. It also wants to improve the educational level through chess practice and to advance the level of chess in Namibia through cooperation with the Namibian Chess Federation.The Icelandic Chess Club Hrókurinn, the Icelandic Chess Federation and the Ministry of Youth, National Service, Sport and Culture will also be party to this.In his opening speech, president of the Namibian Chess Federation Max Nitzborn said: “We are standing in the newly furnished office of the Namibian Chess Federation.All this was made possible by the monetary and technical assistance from our partners, ICEIDA, the Icelandic Chess Federation and the Hrókurinn Chess Club of Iceland.Our website is functional and now we can take the next step to really promote chess in Namibia.”He said some of the achievements by the Namibia Chess Federation were the establishment of the office, the website, training of the Olympic teams, training the schoolchildren, teachers and prisoners.It has also opened the Capablanca Chess Club at the El Cubano pub in Windhoek.More information on chess in Namibia can be found on the Chess Federation’s homepage, www.namibianchessfederation.comIt also wants to improve the educational level through chess practice and to advance the level of chess in Namibia through cooperation with the Namibian Chess Federation.The Icelandic Chess Club Hrókurinn, the Icelandic Chess Federation and the Ministry of Youth, National Service, Sport and Culture will also be party to this.In his opening speech, president of the Namibian Chess Federation Max Nitzborn said: “We are standing in the newly furnished office of the Namibian Chess Federation.All this was made possible by the monetary and technical assistance from our partners, ICEIDA, the Icelandic Chess Federation and the Hrókurinn Chess Club of Iceland.Our website is functional and now we can take the next step to really promote chess in Namibia.”He said some of the achievements by the Namibia Chess Federation were the establishment of the office, the website, training of the Olympic teams, training the schoolchildren, teachers and prisoners. It has also opened the Capablanca Chess Club at the El Cubano pub in Windhoek.More information on chess in Namibia can be found on the Chess Federation’s homepage, www.namibianchessfederation.com

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