Friday, September 4, 2026

2019 ZAMBIA OPEN: IM RICHY WINS ‘VALLEY OF KINGS’ CHESS TOURNAMENT

Whilst football aficionados were glued to their Televisions watching Nikita Paris and Megan Rapinoe dazzling for their countries at the 2019 FIFA...

Reflections on Veselin Topalov by Dr Lyndon Bouah

I recently completed the book Veselin Topalov ' Selected games of the ex-World Chess Champion' by Sarhan Guliev (Russian chess house, 2017)....

Reflections on Western Cape Club Champs by Dr Lyndon Bouah

Last weekend 7-9 December 2018 I was awakened by the waves of the Indian Ocean in Stilbaai. Eden Chess Union was hosting the 2018...

The Fathers Day Weskus Mall Rapid Chess Tournament 2019

On Saturday 15 June 2019 the West coast Chess union held the fathers day Weskus mall tournament in the Weskus mall Vredenburg.

Reflections on the WP League 2017 by Dr Lyndon Bouah

Minister Anroux Marais with MRL Chess Club at R4 of the Premier Division

Reflections: Eden lecture by Dr Lyndon Bouah

On Wednesday 12 September 2018 Candidate Masters Perrson Abrantes and Lyndon Bouah presented a lecture at the George Sports Club in George. Mr. Pietie...

Reflections on Grandmaster Elvest by Dr Lyndon Bouah

Over the last thirty years I have assembled quite a nice library. There are many books in my library that I bought over the...

Reflections on Visiting GM’s by Dr Lyndon Bouah

In November 1924 word was received that that the Serbian player Boris Kostich was aboard the Ceramic en route from Australia to South Africa....

Reflections on a Very Busy Last Weekend of April by Dr Lyndon Bouah

This has indeed been a very busy weekend of chess in the Western Cape. We start in Saldanha in...

Reflections on the Study of Puzzles by Dr Lyndon Bouah

I recently completed a book called the emperor of Ocean Park by Professor Stephen L. Carter. The book is about the death of a...

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International Master Aikhoje Odion has been named as the replacement for reigning Nigerian Chess Champion CM Tennyson Ewomazino Olisa on Nigeria’s team for the...

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The second day of the 2026 FIDE World Amateur Rapid Championship in Abuja has blown the title race wide open, with Odey Goodness Ekunke emerging as...