Hikaru Nakamura, the newly crowned 2019 US Chess Champion
Hikaru Nakamura @gmhikaru is the newly crowned 2019 US Chess Champion.
Nakamura is US Chess Champion for the fifth...
A STRIKING PICTURE OF ZAMBIAM IM GILLIAN BWALYA!
A Striking picture of Zambian IM Gillian Bwalya also known as 'Captain Charlie' at the 2018 Namibia Chess Open that was...
BASSEM CONTINUES TO GROW INTO GREATNESS
Africa's number one chess player, Egyptian Grandmaster Bassem Amin @gm_bassem_amin has continued decorating his chess collection. As of April, 2019, Bassem who is also...
ZONE 4.4 WOMEN INDIVIDUAL UPDATES: OFOWINO TORITSEMUWA LEADS AFTER EDGING TOP SEED WFM OGBIYOYO...
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Superb Spencer Masango grabs 2019 Zambia Closed Chess Crown
Zimbabwean Spencer Masango was again a glare of publicity at a Zambian premier chess event when he historically won the 2019 Zambia...
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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.
