Friday, September 4, 2026

Reflections on Winter Chess by Dr Lyndon Bouah

The Western Cape hosted a series of chess events over the last three weeks. The Elsies River Open was hosted by Elsies River chess...

Reflections on African Individual Championship by Dr Lyndon Bouah

The African Individual Championship started in Hammermet, Tunisia. The event is an important one because a number of qualifiers will go on...

KRAAIFONTEIN CHESS CLUB

Background information The Kraaifontein Chess Club was founded in April 2016 with the objective establishing a broad-based community chess development...

Reflections on Singapore by Dr Lyndon Bouah

In November 2018 I had the opportunity to visit Singapore. I was excited to visit this country again as I had previously visited in...

Reflections on Simuls in South Africa by Dr Lyndon Bouah

Over the course of the last century many masters and grandmasters have visited South Africa. Invariably these players participate in a simultaneous display in...

Reflections on Prize Money by Dr Lyndon Bouah

I subscribe to the Time Magazine which is a very influential global magazine. In the 2 July 2018 edition the magazine ran an article...

Reflections on Mr Ignatius Leong by Dr Lyndon Bouah

In November 2018 I visited Singapore. I was initially there for work purposes and stayed on for a few extra days. The Carlsen Caruana...

Reflections on Mossel Bay Open 2018

The annual Mossel Bay Sports & Recreation Festival kicked off on 15 September 2018 until 14 October 2018 and as...

Reflections Final from Georgia with love by Dr Lyndon Bouah

We have been back for a while now and it is time to conclude the Georgia Olympiad report. I shall divide my...

Reflections and Greetings from Dakar, Senegal by Dr Bouah

I greet you my friends and family from Dakar, Senegal where I addressed a conference called Sports Africa. My topics were about school and...

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