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Dbestsmiles wins the MORI Season 3 Qualifiers
With a sterling performance of 5.5 over 7 and a performance rating of 2418, FM dbestsmiles (Abdulrahman Abdulraheem Akintoye) had won the...
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Brooklyn Castle Facing New Challenges 8 Years on From Hit Documentary
When it comes to people dedicating their lives to spreading the gospel of our game, Elizabeth Spiegel, nee Vicary, is truly one...
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Egypt Tops the Standings at the Team’s Competition of the African...
Egypt topped the standings at the team's competition of the African Games Chess Championship, undefeated with eight matches won and one match...
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Hope Amidst War: Teenage Duo Brings Joy to Displaced Children in Gaza Through Chess
In the war-torn Gaza Strip, where the sound of gunfire and explosions is a constant reminder of the conflict, two teenage friends,...
Tunde Onakoya vs. Deborah Quickpen Chess Match: UK-Based Real Estate Company Daniel Ford Announces...
Chess has always been a spectator game, it took a grand Exhibition to demonstrate that in Lagos Nigeria on the 11th of...
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...
BENIN 2020: IDSDP INVITATIONAL CHESS TOURNAMENT
The IDSDP (International Day of Sport for Development and Peace) an invitation chess tournament was recently held in Benin City. The aim...
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African teams continue to make a remarkable impact at the 45th Chess Olympiad in...
Olawale Oyeleye Reports
Kenya delivered an outstanding performance with a commanding 4-0 victory over Burkina Faso. Similarly, Mozambique was...
Up Close and Personal with IM Watu Kobese Part 2
For this purpose of this article, IM Watu Kobese would be referred to as IM W.K. Please note that this article...
Magnus Carlsen and Kateryna Lagno win Steinitz Memorial
The FIDE Online Steinitz Memorial tournament which was held over the weekend, was won by the two reigning world blitz champions. Magnus Carlsen won the men's event...
Hope Amidst War: Teenage Duo Brings Joy to Displaced Children in Gaza Through Chess
In the war-torn Gaza Strip, where the sound of gunfire and explosions is a constant reminder of the conflict, two teenage friends,...
Solidarity Online Chess Event to be Held on February 22nd 2021
Solidarity online chess event will be held on Lichess platform open for players from all countries.
Prize fund: 1000...
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Reflections on Poland Chess Olympiad (6) by CM Dr Lyndon Bouah
Dr. Lyndon Bouah, a seasoned South African chess player and captain, writes further as he shared his insightful reflections on the Poland...
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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.
