Grandmasters and many titled players are now SMEs in Chess Education. 

There are many acronyms for SME, but the one referred to in this article is that of education called Subject Matter Experts in Instructional Design.

Dahnypro U-20 chess tour 2021 finale: Oluwatobiloba captured Lagos, Okeke emerges overall tour winner

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Nigeria Chess Federation Board Resets as Senator Dankwambo Takes the Lead

In what many have described as a surprise move on the Nigerian chessboard, the Nigeria Chess Federation (NCF) has executed a major...

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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.