After having finished his chess tour of the U.S., IM Amon Simutowe will begin preparing for the World Junior Championship to be held in Athens, Greece from 15th-30th of August. IM Simutowe will return to Zambia to play in a local tournament before making his trek to Greece. There he will have a chance at earning his final GM norm. IM Simutowe is ranked 20th while IM Robert Gwaze of Zimbabwe is ranked 49th.
More details are forthcoming.
IM Amon Simutowe arrived in the U.S. on the 2nd of June in quest of his third and final GM norm. Amon will be put to the test as he will face stiff competition in each of his tournaments. The first will be a Category IX event with a GM norm being 6 points. Perhaps Amon will receive the most attention when he competes at the World Open. There he will meet a host of enthusiastic Black chess players who are anxious to see him succeed in winning his GM title.