Bayelsa Chess News
The Bayelsa state chess association BYSCA, will be organizing the December edition of Bayelsachess-Danhypro monthly rapid chess championship.
The...
Paramount and Trevor Noah are Making a Movie Based on the Adewumis’ Story
From homeless refugee to chess prodigy, 9-year-old dreams of becoming the youngest grandmaster
IT'S 9 P.M., and 8-year-old Tani...
Roppongi Lounge Presents: A One Day Chess Tournament in Lagos Nigeria
Guess what is coming to Festac town Lagos Nigeria!
It's the Roppongi Lounge chess tournament!
Roppongi Lounge presents a One...
Reflections by Dr. L Bouah: Introduction to India (2)
According to the FIDE website India has 74 grandmasters with former world champion Vishy Anand the highest rated at 2786 followed GM...
Reflections on the beauty of the SA Closed 2019 by Dr Lyndon Bouah
One of the aspects that I enjoy about chess is the mystery associated with ideas, tactical brilliancies and of course concepts that...
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...
February Jesse Nikki To Play in 2021 FIDE World Cup
Do you remember February Jesse Nikki? Jesse won Gold at the recently concluded Women's section of 2021 African Individual Chess Championships in...
The John Fawole Chess Awards 2019: See the Full List of Winners
The John Fawole Chess Awards 2019 has come and gone with loads of surprises, fun, games, drama, and
laughs. Awards were given to...
The 1st Ever Richard Asibor Memorial Chess Festival With Over 1.5 Million Naira to...
The 1st ever Richard Asibor Memorial Chess Festival organized by Dasaolu Rotimi on behalf of the Asibor Family holds on the 4th...
Reflections (3) on Chess Western Province League by Dr Lyndon Bouah
To get to
the Proteaville Recreational Centre, I had to turn down Kasselsvlei Road in
Bellville South. This area has played a pivotal part...
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Gukesh Dommaraju emerges as the Youngest Winner in the 2024 FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament
As the FIDE Candidates chess tournament in Toronto ends, Gukesh Dommaraju, at just 17 years old, makes history by becoming the youngest...
Fawole Visits Tunde Onakoya During the Guinness World Record Quest at Times Square, New...
Fawole John Oyeyemi, a 2x Nigeria Chess Champion and FIDE Certified Chess In Education Lecturer, donated his widow's mite and also showed...
Tunde Onakoya Breaks World Record in 60-Hour Chess Marathon
Tunde Onakoya has wonderfully marked a groundbreaking achievement by surpassing the previous world record for the longest chess marathon (56 hours,...