CHILUFYA IS NEW CHESS CHIEF
MUKUBULO Chilufya is the new Chess Federation of Zambia (CFZ) president after convincing victory at the elective annual general meeting (AGM) held on Saturday at Olympic Youth Development Centre (OYDC) in Lusaka.
Chilufya amassed 30 votes against his opponent Gerald Zimba who got 16 votes.
Leslie Chikuse won the vice-president seat with 34 votes while Joy Kalikeka Mtine got 12.
Chanda Nsakanya retained the position of general secretary after collecting 25 votes, beating his challenger Jeffrey Kanguma by five votes.
He will be deputised by Sydney Mukumbo who got 29 votes Emmy Romanshi with 17 votes.
It was an interesting twohorse race for the treasurer’s post as Zambia men’s top seed International Master Andrew Kayonde beat rival Chitumbo Mwali to emerge winner. Kayonde amassed 32 votes against Mwali’s 16.
Aaron Banda went unopposed as tournament director while Linus Katebe scooped the disciplinary chairman post.
Voted as committee members were Phylis Namasiku Mwilola, Midosantos Chola and Daniel Mwanza.
Speaking in an interview, Chilufya called on his executive committee to work hard to improve the standards of chess in the country.
He said the target was to groom young talent and mould future Grand Masters.
“Transparency and accountability remain must always be the principles of the executive committee. The time has come when Zambia must have more than one Grand Master and that is possible if we all worked as a unit,” he said.