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The 2019 Croatia Grand Chess Tour Daily Recap: Round 4
Round 4 RecapIan Nepomniachtchi maintained his full point lead over the field as a result of six draws across the board. After...
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‘Queen of chess’ says it’s hard to imagine women competing at...
The gender gap in sport may be narrowing, but in the game of chess women may never reach the levels of their...
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Gukesh Dommaraju emerges as the Youngest Winner in the 2024 FIDE...
As the FIDE Candidates chess tournament in Toronto ends, Gukesh Dommaraju, at just 17 years old, makes history by becoming the youngest...
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The John Fawole Chess Awards
The John Fawole Chess award is a prestigious national chess award presented to Nigerian chess players both home and abroad. The key...
FIDE Ethics Commission Gives Verdict
FIDE Ethics Commission Verdict: Bomo Kigigha Against the Nigerian Chess Federation and its President
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Chess Olympiad Round 3: African Chess Giants Continue to Shine at the 45th Chess...
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Egypt made a fantastic comeback by defeating Lebanon 3-1...
Fischer Wins 1957 New Jersey Open
The 1957 New Jersey Open was where one of Bobby Fischer’s 60 Memorable Games was played...his game against James T. Sherwin. There were 81 players....
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African Teams Shine in Opening Round of 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest
Olawale Oyeleye Reports
Egypt, South Africa, Algeria, Zimbabwe, and Angola won in the opening round of the 45th Chess...
Grand Chess Battle Begins: FIDE Candidates Tournament 2024 Starts Off in Toronto
The FIDE Candidates Tournament 2024 commenced in Toronto with great excitement, as the prestigious event made its debut in North America. The...
Chess and Luck
Rumour has it that the attraction of chess stems from its appeal to the intellect — the player is in control —...
Chess For The Future!
Today 5 million children play chess every week in the schools of Europe. Compare this with the 250,000 FIDE-rated chess players in...
Reflections – Cape Winelands by Dr Lyndon Bouah
Saturday 14 March 2020 was a busy day in the family of the Cape Winelands chess community. A new club called the...
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#MyChessStory : Elochukwu Fame Ezeumeanya, writes from Abuja, Nigeria
My name is Elochukwu Fame Ezeumeanya, from Abuja, Nigeria, and this is #MyChessStory.
"I don't want to see anybody...
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The 2026 African Women’s Chess Championship: A New Chapter Unfolds in Botswana
The 2026 African Individual Chess Championships Women’s Section is underway in Jwaneng, Botswana, bringing together 44 players from across the continent for...
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.
