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20-Year-Old Grandmaster Aryan Tari Wins Norwegian Chess Champion for the Second...
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Tari, the Norwegian chess grandmaster was Norwegian Chess Champion in 2015 and won the World Junior Chess Championship in 2017. He has however won his
second Norwegian Championship title...
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Reflections on Alekhine’s Odessa Secrets Chess, War and Resolution by Dr...
Reading is something that I greatly enjoy. My parents instilled a love for reading at an early age. I clearly recall being...
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Chess Elite Face Tough Choice as Grand Chess Tour Clashes with...
Elite chess stars are caught in a scheduling showdown as the 2026 Grand Chess Tour and the Saudi-backed Esports World Cup line up on the same August dates, forcing many to choose between tradition and a lucrative new stage. An open letter from top grandmasters warns
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Workshop for International Arbiters Finishes in Sochi
А Workshop for International Arbiters, the fourth event in the FIDE & CFR Pilot Project for Training and Certification of the International...
Armenian Grandmaster Levon Aronian Wins the 2019 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz
Levon Aronian wins the 2019 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz. The tournament which was held on the 10th to 15th of August...
Unity in Chess: New York Community Bands Together for The Gift of Chess
A determined group of chess enthusiasts embarked on a remarkable journey through the bustling streets of New York City on the 16th...
Chess Grandmaster Pal Benko Dies at 91
Pal Benko, standing with folded arms, at a 1959 match in Slovenia between Bobby Fischer, right, and Paul Keres. The others in...
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World Cup Semifinals Started With Draws
The FIDE World Cup Semifinals began in Khanty-Mansiysk
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Ding Liren and Yu Yangyi played the English Opening....
African Teams Shine in Opening Round of 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest
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Egypt, South Africa, Algeria, Zimbabwe, and Angola won in the opening round of the 45th Chess...
Raia Rooks Chess Club Presents the 2019 Olojo Festival Rapid Chess Tournament!
Apart from being an ancient Yoruba city in south-western Nigeria, Ile- Ife holds so many histories and origin of the Yoruba culture...
Strongest Russian GMs to Take Part in a Charity Tournament
As the world goes through a global health crisis, chess stands out as a unique sport that has successfully resurfaced online to...
Chess Tournaments Happening this September 2019!
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These key tournaments in the yearly calendar will keep chess fans entertained during most of September,...
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Drama and Brilliance Mark Day 2 of the 2025 Nigeria National...
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The 2025 Nigeria National Chess Championships truly came alive on Day Two, following the...
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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.
