Baba Sy
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Baba Sy (1935-1978) was a Senegalese draughts player and the first world champion from Africa.
He is said to have been "discovered" by a French player visiting Dakar. In 1959 Baba Sy won the French championship in Châtellerault. A dispute in 1963-64 World Championship was undecided by his death in a car accident in 1978, but he was posthumously declared victor in 1986. The matter caused some debate over the years.
He is sometimes seen as a pioneer who paved the way for other African players.
[edit] External links
- Official site for Baba Sy on a French language checkers site
- The Chess Drum
- Pictures of Baba Sy in row 4
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