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Reflections on Cape Town Chess Club by Dr Lyndon Bouah
Cape Town Chess Club is celebrating its 135th year of existence this year on 19 March 2020. I was the keynote speaker...
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Reflections on Journey to the Chess Kingdom by Dr Lyndon Bouah
One of the
nice aspects of attending a chess Olympiad is that you have an opportunity to
purchase books that may not always be...
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China Wins the FIDE Chess.com Online Nations Cup
China won the FIDE Chess.com Online Nations Cup following a 2-2 draw against USA on Sunday.
China held the USA to a...
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Bayelsa State Governor, His Excellency—Douye Diri Awards scholarship to Africa U-10 Chess Champion Deborah...
The Bayelsa State Governor, His Excellency—Douye Diri Awards scholarship to African U-10 Chess Champion—Deborah Quickpen; Designate her Youth Ambassador for Education.
On Racism: GM Pontus Carlsson
The death of George Floyd, followed by global protests, has moved the topic of racism to the front of public debate. Chess.com...
Alexander Grischuk wins FIDE Grand Prix in Hamburg
Alexander Grischuk is the winner of the FIDE Grand Prix in Hamburg. The 36-year-old Russian grandmaster decided the tiebreak of the finals against Jan-Krzysztof Duda...
The John Fawole Chess Awards 2020: Full List of Nominees and Winners
The John Fawole Chess Awards was held virtually on the 12th of December 2020 and streamed Live on YouTube, Facebook and Periscope....
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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...
Cancellation of the 2020 Reykjavik Open
The 35th edition of the Reykjavik Open 2020 was to be held from April 17th until April 24th, 2020 in Harpa, the 28.000 sq. m. concert- and...
Liberia Includes Chess Teaching Into School Programs
The Liberia Chess Federation, (LCF), was accredited by FIDE only in 2016. Last year this young Federation participated in its debut Chess...
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...
Up Close and Personal with Tris-Ann Richards
The president of the St Lucia chess federation TRIS-ANN Richards was interviewed by Adesewa Oyewole for a BruvsChess Media series “Up, Close...
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Ju Wenjun Retains the Women’s World Chess Champion Title
Ju Wenjun retains the Women's World Chess Champion title after winning the rapid playoff against the challenger Aleksandra Goryachkina with a score of 2½-1½.