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JUBA - 14 Sep 2016

South Sudan loses chess game to Azerbaijan in final round

South Sudan has lost to Azerbaijan in Chess Team game competition, taking 176 position in ranking after losing a match to Saudi Arabia by three points in the tenth round of the match. The United States took the second position in ranking , paving way for the gold medal winner in the Chess Olympiad in Azerbaijan since 1976. The African's youngest nation could also not stand the race with Jersey , losing 145 by two and a half points against points in eleventh at the final rounds of the men in open section of Chess Olympiad 42nd , hosted by the Azerbaijan's capital Baku with the participation of 180 teams for men .