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Tunde Onakoya: Quest to Break the Guinness World Records and Inspire...
Get ready for an incredible feat! Tunde Onakoya, Founder of Chess In Slums, Africa, is gearing up to break the Guinness World...
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World Chess Federation Releases Official Statement Regarding the Cheating Allegation Made...
Few days ago, there was an allegation made against Latvian-Czech Grand Master, Igors Rausis for cheating during a chess game. An official...
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The Chess ‘Racism’ Debate: Why Do White Pieces Move First?
Australian Chess Federation committee member Dr Kevin Bonham has refuted suggestions the rule of white pieces moving first was racially motivated.
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FM Abimbola Osunfuyi sweeps Bayelsa State Chess Association Tournament
Visitor upsets home players as 14year old Kere Alagoa shines ahead of several masters.
The Bayelsa State chess association celebrated...
The DANHYPRO Invitational Chess Tournament
The DANHYPRO Chess Invitational was Indeed a remarkable tournament by impartation, the invitational event had a total of 14 participants matched in...
Chess Body Clears Mariano, Lifts Ban
The National Chess Federation of the Philippines on Thursday lifted the three-month ban on Nelson Mariano III, allowing the FIDE Master to...
Alexander Grischuk Wins “Play for Russia” Charity Event
GM Alexander Grischuk won the "Play For Russia" tournament on Thursday after beating GM Evgeny Tomashevsky in the final. Held May 12-14, the online blitz tournament raised...
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Reflections on GM Kenny Solomon by Dr Lyndon Bouah
In November 2019 Grandmaster Kenny Solomon followed a long tradition of holding a chess lecture when he paid a private visit to...
Reflections 5 on the SA Club Championship 2019 by Dr Lyndon Bouah
We have now reached the final round on the final day of the competition. There were many permutations. If Steinitz A should...
Reflections on a Very Busy Last Weekend of April by Dr Lyndon Bouah
This has indeed been a very busy weekend of chess in the Western Cape.
We start in Saldanha in...
Chess Beyond Borders With Babatunde Onakoya
Babatunde Onakoya, the founder of Chess in Slums becomes the very first African to speak on the Mechanics Institute Chess Socials. In...
IM Kelvin Chumfwa Triumphs at the Zone 4.5 Chess Championship 2024
In the bustling heart of Lusaka, Zambia, chess players from across the African Zone 4.5 gathered for the Zone 4.5 Chess Championship...
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Tatjana Lematschko Passes Away
It is with great sadness we learned about WGM Tatjana Lematschko’s passing away in Zurich on May 17.
Lematschko was...
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World chess has entered a dramatic new political chapter, with Kazakh businessman and chess patron Timur Turlov announcing his candidacy for President...
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