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Gillan Bwalya

Gillan Bwalya

Zambian chess player

Gillan Bwalya is a Zambian chess player and International Master. He won the Zambian Chess Championship in 2010[1] and 2013.[2]

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Bwalya scored an impressive 7/9 at the 2012 Chess Olympiad, and followed this up by winning the 4.3 Zonal with 8/9, earning him the International Master title and the right to play in the Chess World Cup 2013.[3] He became the third Zambian to qualify for the World Cup after GM Amon Simutowe and IM Stanley Chumfwa, losing to eventual winner Vladimir Kramnik in the first round.

References

  1. [1]
    Kosteniuk, Alexandra (27 October 2011). "Zambia chess interview with national champions". Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  2. [2]
    "2013 National Individual Chess Championship". Chess-Tournament-Results-Server. 1 April 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  3. [3]
    "Gillian Bwalya at World Cup". Chess Drum. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
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