Carlsen draws first blood in Round 6 with a historic 136 moves win
The long awaited win at the world chess championship between the defending champion Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi in the sixth game...
#MyChessStory: The Quest for Gold and business of dealing by Tolulope Ogunwobi
I remember lying on my bed in a three men room in the prestigious Post Graduate Hall of Obafemi Awolowo...
2021 Nigeria Chess Champion—IM Balogun Oluwafemi gives his thoughts about the ongoing World Chess...
The ongoing world chess championship entered the fourth game today with the expected draw result as Magnus Carlsen played with the white...
World Chess Championship Round 3: Draw again, Carlsen, Nepomniachtchi undertook doping test
You may have noticed that Ian Nepomniachtchi may have played the world chess championship under a not Russian...
Carlsen versus Nepomniachtchi —Another Draw in Round 2 of the World Chess Championship
After a topsy turvy middlegame, Carlsen and Nepomniachtchi played to a 58-move draw.
The second game of the...
Launch of Book 3 Reflections on Chess in the Rainbow Nation 2019 Volume 3
I hereby announce the exciting news that Dr Lyndon Bouah will be launching his next book on Saturday...
World Chess Championship: Carlsen and Nepomniachtchi made peace in Round 1
Two million dollars for a fierce battle like the World Chess Championship between GM Magnus Carlsen, who happens to be the current...
Tribute to Rodney Williams Book Launch
The book launch of the Book : Reflections on Chess in the Rainbow Nation Volume 4Tribute to Rodney Williams By Dr Lyndon...
In Loving Memory of Edwin Wyngaard
Tribute to Mr Edwin Wyngaard
I first met Edwin in 1991 when I entered UWC as a young man...
IM Balogun Oluwafemi and WFM Ogbiyoyo Perpetual Eloho are 2021 Nigeria Chess Champions
The 2021 Nigeria National Chess Championship ended on the 14th Nov 2021 with IM Balogun Oluwafemi and WFM Ogbiyoyo Perpetual Eloho as...
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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.
