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Siblings Success: Praggnanadhaa and Vaishali Shine at Ongoing FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament
Praggnanadhaa and Vaishali, the dynamic sibling duo, have made waves at the ongoing FIDE Candidates chess tournament with their impressive performances.
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Victorious Champions: FM Joseph Mwale and Trapence Caroline Emerges at the 2024 Malawi National...
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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.
