WHAT A GUY: Kofi (died in 1763)
THE USUALLY silent voice of a revolting slaves has been amplified in a series of unique letters being exhibited at The Dutch National Archives.
If Your Excellency wants war, the Negroes are willing to do so
Kofi
In February of 1763, enslaved people in the Dutch colony of Berbice, west of Suriname, revolted.
Kofi from Africa, became the leader of the movement, the first organised slave revolt on the American continent, and soon entered into negotiations with Wolfert Simon van Hoogenheim, the governor of Berbice.
Kofi’s correspondence with the Dutch administrator which demonstrate a willingness to go to war, has been preserved in the collection of the National Archives.
Lubomir Kavalek, 1943-2021
The Czech-American grandmaster, former number-10 in the world, coach, organizer, trainer, commentator, author, columnist, and member of the U.S. Chess Hall of Fame Lubomir (Lubosh) Kavalek died at the age of 77 after a brief but severe illness. The news was confirmed by his wife Irina.
Kavalek was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic), on August 9, 1943, exactly five months after GM Bobby Fischer. He won his first national championship in 1962 at the age of 19. In the same year, he played one of his most famous games, as Black against Eduard Gufeld, at the World Student Team Championships: