By Linosi Victoria
Zambia will for the first time have prisoners compete in an international chess competition to run from 3-11 October 2023.
Five to eight inmates from Lusaka central prison and Mwembeshi maximum prison Will compete in an online competition called 3rd intercontinental chess championships.
Chess federation of Zambia CFZ in conjunction with Gift of chess will this week begin the selection of the players who will be part of the team to compete.
This will be the first Zambian team comprising prisoners to compete in an international competition.
CFZ and Gift of chess launched Chess in some selected Zambian prisons in July 2023.
