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Reflections on Nelson Mandela Rapid Chess Event in Western Cape Town,...
Over the last two weeks, a flurry of chess activity took place in the Western Cape. Over the weekend of 2 March...
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Report on November edition of BYSCA monthly chess championship on the 14th of November 2020
1. A total of...
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GIBRALTAR CHESS FESTIVAL 2020 OPENS TODAY
The 18th edition of Gibraltar Chess Festival, opens today in Caleta Hotel, in Gibraltar.
The festival comprises Masters, Challenger...
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The Release of Volume 7: Reflections on the 2023 Moja Chess Extravaganza by Dr...
Dr. Lyndon Bouah is set to launch Volume 7 of the Reflection series, focusing on the 2023 Moja Chess Extravaganza held in...
Results of FIDE Trainer Seminars Organised by the African Chess Confederation in 2020
Four FIDE Trainer Seminars was organized for all countries in Africa by The African Chess Confederation (ACC), under the leadership of President...
Reflections on the Western Cape Closed 2021 by Dr Lyndon Bouah
The Western Cape Closed Chess Championship took place in March 2021. The event took place in Stellenbosch and a number of players...
Carlsen, Caruana, Giri To Play 2020 Tata Steel Chess
The top two players in the world, Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana, will meet in January for the 2020 Tata Steel Chess Tournament. With Anish Giri and Ian...
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Reflections Final – Steinitz Open by Dr Lyndon Bouah
The Steinitz
Open organised to celebrate the 42nd anniversary of the club ended this
afternoon in a great victory...
IT’S DANIEL ANWULI! NIGERIAN FM WINS WEST AFRICAN CHESS SHOW PIECE.
Prior to the commencement of Zone 4.4, it was clear that the Nigerians had by far an upper...
The Online Threat
Ever since the lockdowns started I kept hearing and reading how chess was so fortunate because it can easily be played online....
Chess and Luck
Rumour has it that the attraction of chess stems from its appeal to the intellect — the player is in control —...
Chess World Cup Qualifier: Malawi is set to host the 2021 African Individual Chess...
The Chess Association of Malawi announces the 2021 African Individual Chess Championships.
The Malawi Chess Association has also officially...
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Reflections on the WP League 2017 by Dr Lyndon Bouah
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Anroux Marais with MRL Chess Club at R4 of the Premier Division
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Wadim Rosenstein Didn’t Just Announce a Chess Event. He Made the World Look.
Most chess events come and go quietly with a flyer, a post and a few shares. The usual crowd sees it. There...
An End of an Era as Dasaolu Olurotimi Steps Back from National Friends of...
For many years, Dashe has been one of the familiar names in Nigerian chess organization. Through Friends of Chess, and later National Friends of Chess, he built a platform that gave players across different parts of Nigeria the chance to compete. Now, with NFOC 2026 titled An End of an Era, he is stepping away from that role.
Nigerian Chess Community Mourns the Loss of Sandif Samson, Rising Star from Gombe State
The Nigerian chess community mourns the loss of Sandif Samson, a FIDE-registered chess player from Gombe State who tragically lost his life in a road accident while on his way to write his Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). A student leader, competitor, and rising talent gone too soon.
