Online chess for Namibians

THE Namibian Chess Federation, in conjunction with ICEIDA and VideoChess in Iceland, held an online Internet chess match last weekend.

The participants were eight pupils from Iceland and eight from Namibia. Deutsche Hoehere Privatschule and Ella Du Plessis Senior Secondary School were the schools that represented Namibia against the schools from Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland.Vestmannaeyjar (the Westman Islands) is a small archipelago off the south coast of Iceland.Only the largest, Heimaey, is inhabited.The final result was Namibia 2-6 for Iceland.The only local pupil who scored a point was the brilliant chess player Edmund Gariseb from Ella Du Plessis.Martin Abt from DHPS and Lukas Tsilu, also from Ella Du Plessis, drew their games to earn another point for Namibia.This was a milestone for Namibian chess and a new platform for international participation, which was conducted at Modus Computer Consulting in Windhoek.The event was sponsored by ICEIDA and VideoChess in Iceland.The Internet Chess Club was the host on the Internet with its Blitzin 2.5 software.Meanwhile, the Namibia Chess Federation (NCF) has announced that that Grandmaster Henrik Danielsen and Omar Salama will be visiting Namibia from March 19 to April 28.This time they will concentrate on schools in Okahandja, Okakarara, Omaruru, Karibib, Usakos, Arandis, Walvis Bay, Swakopmund and Henties Bay.Deutsche Hoehere Privatschule and Ella Du Plessis Senior Secondary School were the schools that represented Namibia against the schools from Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland.Vestmannaeyjar (the Westman Islands) is a small archipelago off the south coast of Iceland.Only the largest, Heimaey, is inhabited.The final result was Namibia 2-6 for Iceland.The only local pupil who scored a point was the brilliant chess player Edmund Gariseb from Ella Du Plessis.Martin Abt from DHPS and Lukas Tsilu, also from Ella Du Plessis, drew their games to earn another point for Namibia.This was a milestone for Namibian chess and a new platform for international participation, which was conducted at Modus Computer Consulting in Windhoek.The event was sponsored by ICEIDA and VideoChess in Iceland.The Internet Chess Club was the host on the Internet with its Blitzin 2.5 software.Meanwhile, the Namibia Chess Federation (NCF) has announced that that Grandmaster Henrik Danielsen and Omar Salama will be visiting Namibia from March 19 to April 28.This time they will concentrate on schools in Okahandja, Okakarara, Omaruru, Karibib, Usakos, Arandis, Walvis Bay, Swakopmund and Henties Bay.