Reflections on the Western Cape Closed 2021 by Dr Lyndon Bouah
The Western Cape Closed Chess Championship took place in March 2021. The event took place in Stellenbosch and a number of players...
Reflections: Books and more by Dr Lyndon Bouah
Dear friends.
It has now been two months since I launched my book called My Journey. Thank you to...
Reflections 2021: GM Kenny Solomon
It has been quite some time since I sent some chess reflections to you. It has been heartening to see that some...
June Reflections on a Journey with My Journey by Dr Lyndon Bouah
After greeting our dog Bob, my wife Denise and I started our journey along the N2.
New Book Alert by Dr. Lyndon Bouah, Reflection on Chess in the rainbow Nation:...
Dear Family and Friends,
I am pleased to report that my second book entitled Reflection on chess in the...
Reflections on a fallen chess organizer by Dr. Lyndon Bouah
Reflections on a fallen chess organizer, player, coach, arbiter, manager, teacher, and friend Wayne Muller by Dr. Lyndon Bouah
Reflection on IM Aderito Pedro by Dr Lyndon Bouah
It was with great sadness that I learnt this morning of the passing of International Master Aderito Pedro. I first met IM...
Reflections 2 on Western Cape champs by Dr. Lyndon Bouah
On the Saturday three rounds were played which of course as you all know is tough on all teams! The key of...
Reflections 1 on Western Cape Club Championships 2019 by Dr Lyndon Bouah
An event that is very close to my heart is the Western Cape Club Championships. The event started in 2012 in Diazville,...
Reflections 5 on the SA Club Championship 2019 by Dr Lyndon Bouah
We have now reached the final round on the final day of the competition. There were many permutations. If Steinitz A should...
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Wadim Rosenstein Didn’t Just Announce a Chess Event. He Made the World Look.
Most chess events come and go quietly with a flyer, a post and a few shares. The usual crowd sees it. There...
An End of an Era as Dasaolu Olurotimi Steps Back from National Friends of...
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.
