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First Chess Tournament in 2
Decades To Begin
If you
command the chess board, you can command armies, says Khan Sovan,
organizer of Cambodia's first national chess championship in more
than 25 years. "Military tricks hide in chess, "he said.
In the past, when the country wanted to choose an army commander,
they picked the best chess player, "Forty contestants
between the ages of 20 and 60 will play in the tournament, which
will run Saturday through Monday at the Cobra beer garden in Kien
Svay district east of Phnom Penh, Khan Sovan said. the final will be
aired live on Apsara TV Monday at 9:30 pm. Registration for this
weekend's championship closes today. The event is
free.
(Ham
Samnang)
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