From Togo to Mozambique
On July 13 at 12:00 Moscow time the Russian senator Sergey Karjakin will perform a simultaneous game against the best players of two African countries at the same time!
If our Federation could have dedicated every month to a certain continent, June would have become the month of Africa. On June 4 the chess club of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs met the best players of the Togo in a friendly match while on June 28 our diplomats faced the strongest players from Mozambique.
The best players from both teams got a right to play in a simultaneous game against the Russian senator, multiple world champion and the Moscow Region Chess Federation president Sergey Karjakin.
The event will take place as a part of an actively developing Federation project “Chess diplomacy in Africa”. Among the active participants that played an active part in the organization of the event are Russian diplomats in both countries, the Council of young diplomats of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Information Agency “African initiative” and GATINGO International Association (Africa – Russia).
The best players of the Russian team represent the chess club of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
Vyacheslav Petrachev
Veniamin Yarkin
Alexey Yarlykov
Dmitry Kostyuchenko
The Mozambique side will be represented by:
Cossa Remigio Enoque
Alberto Nelinho
Abel Fernando Viandro
Breti Cuembeia
Bernabe Afonso Chizoma
Timoteo Fredson
The Togolese side will comprise:
Mikhail Strovskiy
Saidu Conte
Bendjamin Feda
Isabelle Mamah
Samuel Zekpo
Arman Komlan Dick
The Russian chess voice Sergey Shipov will act as a commentator of the simultaneous game.
Foreign chess amateurs can listen to CM Mikhail Strovskiy.
Sergey Karjakin shared his thoughts before the simultaneous game: “Chess history witnessed many cases when a strong player was offering a simultaneous game against a national team, but this time I will have to face the best players from two countries and Russian diplomats as well! This is my first experience of such kind. I am glad that this chess diplomacy project is developing actively and our events gather more and more people of chess fans every time!”
The Togolese Chess Federation president Abby Edah Ndjelle pointed out: “A simultaneous game against such a famous chess player like Sergey Karjakin is a great honour for the best players of our country. Such events not only bring joy but they teach a lot as well and we should study from the best ones! I will, without doubt, keep a close eye on the game of my fellow players and will support them. I do hope that our guys will hold their ground against this famous player!”
The Mozambique Chess Federation president Milton Botao said: “Our Russian friends and Sergey Karjakin in person have kept their word – they didn’t only organize a cool match with the Russian diplomats but also quickly set up a simultaneous game which will take place in a few days. For all of us summer has become a time of a real chess holiday and we will keep this wonderful event in our memoriy! A great thanks to Sergey Karjakin and his team!”