The 2025 Nigeria National Chess Championship deepens as Masters and U2000 bring new fire to the battle
REPORT BY Abah Samuel E
The 2025 Nigeria National Chess Championship entered a fresh and intriguing phase...
Fresh Junior Champions Emerge at the 2025 Nigeria National Chess Championship, While the Battle for...
REPORT BY Abah Samuel E
Day Three inside the playing hall felt like a pressure cooker. This was the day...
Drama and Brilliance Mark Day 2 of the 2025 Nigeria National Chess Championship
REPORT BY Abah Samuel E
The 2025 Nigeria National Chess Championships truly came alive on Day Two, following the...
The 2025 Nigeria National Chess Championships Officially Begin
Report by Abah Samuel E
Outside the Orchid Hotel in Lekki, Lagos, the familiar Lagos traffic held sway, horns...
Deborah Quickpen Joins the League of World Chess Youngstars at 2025 FIDE Rapid and...
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The National Sports Festival makes a grand return to the Southwest since 2012!
The National Sports Festival Returns to the Southwest: A Historic Chess Highlight in Ogun 2025
Nigeria’s flagship...
Abdulrahman Abdulraheem Akintoye and Toritsemuwa Ofowino Crowned 2025 Zone 4.2 Chess Champions in Lagos
The 2025 Zone 4.2 West Africa Chess Championship in Lagos delivered an exciting finish in both the Open and Women’ssections. Fans witnessed clutch final-round...
Bayelsa State Reigns supreme at the Just concluded Niger Delta Sports Festival Chess...
The recently concluded Niger Delta Sports Festival was more than just a celebration of athleticism, it was a statement. Bayelsa State...
Africa Zone 4.2 Chess Championship Begins in Lagos with Top Seeds Ortega and Ofowino
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Dr. Rufus Ugorji, Stanley Egbujie, and Abiye Ideriah are Champions at the Battle of...
The much-anticipated 2024 edition of the Battle of Veterans has concluded with remarkable victories by Dr. Rufus Ugorji, Stanley Egbujie, and Abiye...
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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.
FIDE Candidates Round 5: Sindarov Stunning, Women’s Race Wide Open
The FIDE Candidates Tournament in Cyprus delivered another action-packed round on Thursday, with decisive results in both the open and women’s sections keeping the field on edge.