Baba Sy

Baba Sy was a Senegalese international draughts player and the first world champion from Africa.

He was discovered in 1959 by Émile Biscons, a French draughts champion who was working in Dakar at the time.

During the 1963–64 World Championship, a controversial dispute arose between him and Iser Kuperman, and the final match was not played.

The championship title for this competition remained unresolved at the time of Baba Sy's death (car accident) in 1978.

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