Are Girls Bad at Chess?
Of course not —
but stereotypes can have a real effect on performance.
One of the most talked-about findings in...
Checkmate! Managing Panic Disorder Through Chess Therapy
Based on the National Institute of Mental
Health statistics, approximately 4.7% of Americans experience panic disorder in
their adulthood. During a panic attack, a...
Solving with Nunn
Problem solving is a challenging field, with young participants generally dominating. There is one exception. Year after year a British mathematician, grandmaster...
Chess For The Future!
Today 5 million children play chess every week in the schools of Europe. Compare this with the 250,000 FIDE-rated chess players in...
Breaking News: The John Fawole Chess Awards to hold 1st November 2019!
The John Fawole Chess award is a Prestigious National Chess Award presented to Nigerian chess players both home and abroad. The key...
FIDE is hiring!
Chess International Body, FIDE, announced new job openings for her new office in Lusanne.
A tweet from FIDE twitter...
Cheating in Chess: A history
Cheating in chess.
Every now and then, we all run into someone who doesn’t have official FIDE rating, plays...
Bobby Fischer – The Legend Lives
New American Chess Magazine #12 pays due tribute to
the legacy of Bobby Fischer due to the 50th anniversary of the publication of My
60...
A New Era in the History of Chess Technology: Tesla Launches the First Ever...
Technology has indeed gone beyond
what anyone could have imagined. A glance into the history of chess, you would
realize that the idea of...
The 10 Most Important Moments in Chess History
There is arguably no other game with the timeless staying power
and global reach of chess. Unlike most of the other games and sports
played...
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Tersee Nyuima Ferdinand, 17, Makes History as Nigeria’s Youngest National Chess Champion
History has just been made as 17-year-old Tersee Nyuima Ferdinand becomes the youngest-ever Nigerian National Chess Champion!
Coach Eluekezi Phoenix Chkwuwikeh...
Simplification vs. Calculation: Lessons from Two Winning Chess Scenarios
Yesterday, I had two funny moments in one of my games that gave me some food for thought. I had the black...
45th Chess Olympiad Round 4: Ukraine Upsets USA, Vietnam Defeats Uzbekistan
Olawale Oyeleye Reports
The fourth round of the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest delivered excitement as Ukraine stunned the...