Reflections on Match Day 9 of the SA Closed 2019 by Dr Lyndon Bouah
The 9th round can safely be characterised as a bloodbath. Pieces were flying all over the place and some positional niceties...
Exclusive Interview with Two-Time Ghana Chess Champion Dr. Kwabena Adu Poku: Insights from a...
The Ghana Chess Championship featured two phases of competition. The first phase was a 7-round tournament held at the Ghana College of...
Reflections on Cape Town Chess Club by Dr Lyndon Bouah
Cape Town Chess Club is celebrating its 135th year of existence this year on 19 March 2020. I was the keynote speaker...
Reflections on the 2020 Cape Open by Dr. Lyndon Bouah
In February 2020 Chess Western Province hosted the annual Cape of Good Hope Open as its traditional first tournament of the year....
Olympiad Reflections 2022 by Dr. Lyndon Bouah – India (4)
Today South Africa played Sweden in the Open section. I smiled because there was a time in my life when I spent...
The Chess League Ibadan Resume to Full Action
The city of Ibadan was once again immersed in Chess as The Chess League Ibadan resumed to full action on Saturday 26th,...
2021 Team Nigeria Online Olympiad Report
The 2021 FIDE Online Chess Olympiad kicked off on the 20th of August 2021 and is set to last until the 15th...
Great News! Chesskid is Partnering with Chess in Slums
We are excited to announce that Chesskid is partnering with Chess in slums.
Chess in Slums teaches chess to children without access...
Prince Adewole Adeyinka wins: Recap of the Clash of the Titans
The highly anticipated chess clash between two formidable leaders in the chess community, Prince Adewole Adeyinka and Dr. Apollos Akomaka, that held...
Orchid Lekki Chess Club Ladder Games
Just last year, two great chess clubs in Lagos Nigeria celebrated an iconic merger, transforming to the Orchid Lekki Chess Club. Ever since...
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Simplification vs. Calculation: Lessons from Two Winning Chess Scenarios
Yesterday, I had two funny moments in one of my games that gave me some food for thought. I had the black...
45th Chess Olympiad Round 4: Ukraine Upsets USA, Vietnam Defeats Uzbekistan
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The fourth round of the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest delivered excitement as Ukraine stunned the...
Rising Star Deborah Quickpen Debuts at the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest
Olawale Oyeleye Reports
In an inspiring turn of events at the Chess Olympiad, Nigeria’s chess prodigy, 12-year-old Deborah Quickpen,...