Chess At The 2011 All-Africa Games
The chess events at the 2011 All-Africa Games in Maputo, Mozambique were held on September 5–13, 2011. Participating nations Medal summary Medals table Notes References *Wojciech Bartelski10th All-Africa Games (chess - men): Maputo 2011 ''OlimpBase''. *Wojciech Bartelski ''OlimpBase''. *Dr. Daaim Shabazz10th All-Africa Games (Maputo, Mozambique) ''The Chess Drum''. {{Chess at the African Games 2011 All-Africa Games 2011 African Games The African Games, formally known as the All-Africa Games or the Pan African Games, are a continental multi-sport event held every four years, organized by the African Union (AU) with the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (A ...

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, t ...
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