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)