Arbiter wants more women
Mar 30, 2005
THE chief arbiter at the Easter chess championship has challenged Uganda and Rwanda to involve more girls and women in the game.
By William Muwonge
THE chief arbiter at the Easter chess championship has challenged Uganda and Rwanda to involve more girls and women in the game.
“The two countries should devise programmes to encourage their women to play the game,†arbiter Isaac Babu said.
Babu, a member of Kenya Chess Association (KCA) said that in Kenya, women are much more competitive. “Each day, more women are taking up the game,†Babu said.
The Easter event attracted 134 players, including 16 Kenyans and five Rwandans. The entry included only 12 women.
Uganda’s Moses Kawuma won the men’s contest. The women’s title was won by Jane Wambugu of Kenya while the U-15 boy’s title went to Yusuf Kayondo and girl’s award to Bella Tumusingize.
Babu said KCA has steadily encouraged girls and women to play chess, and their efforts paid off when a full team competed at the Olympiad last year.
THE chief arbiter at the Easter chess championship has challenged Uganda and Rwanda to involve more girls and women in the game.
“The two countries should devise programmes to encourage their women to play the game,†arbiter Isaac Babu said.
Babu, a member of Kenya Chess Association (KCA) said that in Kenya, women are much more competitive. “Each day, more women are taking up the game,†Babu said.
The Easter event attracted 134 players, including 16 Kenyans and five Rwandans. The entry included only 12 women.
Uganda’s Moses Kawuma won the men’s contest. The women’s title was won by Jane Wambugu of Kenya while the U-15 boy’s title went to Yusuf Kayondo and girl’s award to Bella Tumusingize.
Babu said KCA has steadily encouraged girls and women to play chess, and their efforts paid off when a full team competed at the Olympiad last year.