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Chess humour and Jennifer Shahade

04/01/2008 by Nikita

Chess is a sea in which a gnat may drink and an elephant may bathe – Indian proverb

South Africa, Part I

By Jennifer Shahade

Click HERE to read about Jennifer’s visit to South Africa during May 2007.
And….on THIS LINK you can read even more about Jennifer.

Jennifer with Carmen de Jager, South Africa’s Woman’s Closed Champion.

and….Melissa Greeff…SA’s Woman’s Open Chess Champion…read on JENNIFER’s blog more about them all! Last year, Melissa (13) won the girls section of the African Junior Chess Championships (U20) in December 2006 in Botswana, and was awarded a Woman International Master title (WIM) and her first Woman Grand Master norm.

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Posted in Chess, chess humour, Jennifer Shahade, skaak, Skaakmeesters, South Africa | Tagged Carmen de Jager, Chess, chess humour, Jennifer Shahade, Melissa Greeff, skaak, Skaakmeesters, South Africa | 7 Comments

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  1. on 04/01/2008 at 20:29 n8ux

    Love the video!

    Rich


  2. on 05/01/2008 at 12:56 Nikita

    Hi n8ux…Yep, very funny! 😆


  3. on 06/01/2008 at 06:45 Roer

    Baie snaaks!


  4. on 06/01/2008 at 12:20 Nikita

    Hi Roer… 😆


  5. on 25/08/2008 at 19:37 bob

    who is that last person who shows up in the video (sitting on the left)?

    great video!


  6. on 30/08/2008 at 17:56 Nikita

    hi Bob… If you follow the link to youtube, I think you will find more information, but unfortunately, I don’t know the actors, sorry! 😉


  7. on 09/11/2008 at 12:31 Chess Olympiad Dresden 2008 « Chessalee

    […] that will take part. The links in this post will all open in a new window. Please click HERE to read about Jennifer Shahade’s visit to South Africa and you can see images from her and her […]



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