Africa at the FIDE World Chess Olympiad in Samarkand: Continental Delegations Fly the Flag

From the north to the south, and east to west, African nations are proudly flying their flags at the FIDE World Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.

Continental delegations representing Zambia 🇿🇲, South Africa 🇿🇦, Egypt 🇪🇬, Nigeria 🇳🇬, Algeria 🇩🇿, Morocco 🇲🇦, Tunisia 🇹🇳, Uganda 🇺🇬, Kenya 🇰🇪, Ghana 🇬🇭, Cameroon 🇨🇲, Zimbabwe 🇿🇼, Botswana 🇧🇼, Rwanda 🇷🇼, Senegal 🇸🇳, Côte d’Ivoire 🇨🇮, Sierra Leone 🇸🇱, Tanzania 🇹🇿, Angola 🇦🇴, Namibia 🇳🇦, and many more are demonstrating Africa's escalating technical strength on the global 64 squares.

Every game played, every point won, every hard-fought battle, and every lesson learned is part of Africa's growing chess story.

Different nations. One continent. One board. One African chess story.

Africa is playing. Africa is competing. Africa is making its presence felt across the global arena.

Enjoy the tournament dispatches and photo highlights of African teams battling for continental pride and international norm honors at the Chess Olympiad in Samarkand!