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Chess News From Bayelsa
As we draw closer to another weekend of speed chess, who can beat the masters of the heart-gripping blitz.
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#MyChessStory: Isah Abkr’s Tournament Experience at the DanhyPro U20 Chess Tour...
I really enjoyed the DanhyPro U-20 Chess tournament in Abuja.
I met a lot of brilliant people that I...
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There are so many things that bring joy and celebration but nothing can be compared to the joy of having a newborn...
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Alekseenko rockets up in the November rating list
October of 2019 was dominated by the FIDE World Cup and Grand Swiss Isle of Man, the tournaments causing major shifts in the November...
Azerbaijani Chess Grandmaster Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Wins the FIDE Grand Prix in Riga
And the moment we have all been waiting
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Shakhriyar Mamedyarov stands as the winner of the FIDE Grand Prix...
The 2025 Nigeria National Chess Championship deepens as Masters and U2000 bring new fire to the battle
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The 2025 Nigeria National Chess Championship entered a fresh and intriguing phase...
“I cannot challenge Magnus Carlsen. Nobody can beat him” : Ding Liren
Ding Liren, the current world number-three and strongest Chinese chess player in history, speaks to David Cox about the rise of Chinese...
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FIDE World Cup Updates: Nigerian Chess Community is Proud of IM Daniel Anwuli
In the tenth edition of FIDE World Cup 2019 being held at Khanty Mansiysk, Russia, Nigerian Chess player IM Daniel Anwuli played...
2020 FIDE Candidates Tournament Starts Today!
The 2020 FIDE Candidates Tournament opens officially today, March 16, 2020 in Yekaterinburg, Russia. One of the most important chess events of...
No Castling Chess – interview with Anand and Kramnik
As part of the Sparkassen Chess in Dortmund, Viswanathan Anand will play the first match in chess without castling in the duel of...
Siblings Success: Praggnanadhaa and Vaishali Shine at Ongoing FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament
Praggnanadhaa and Vaishali, the dynamic sibling duo, have made waves at the ongoing FIDE Candidates chess tournament with their impressive performances.
What’s Wrong With the Elo System?
Want to know an expert statistical opinion about which FIDE-strength players you should avoid facing? The Elo system is supposed to be...
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Interview with Titolee!!
Dr Oluwalasinu Lanre speaks with the CEO of 64 squares, Master Tito Raphael, U20 Malogy champion to talk about how he got...
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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.
