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Namibia Chess Federation Crowns Heskiel and Jolly as Nation’s Closed Chess Champions
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Nigeria Chess icon Aikhoje Odion receives Gold medal after two decades
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2022 African Individual Chess Championship- Round six report
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Ongoing in Nigeria: 2022 African Individual Chess Championship
The Strongest and biggest continental chess tournament in Africa finally finds its way to Nigeria! With twenty-one (21) countries, Four (4) Grandmasters,...
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KARJAKIN; Ban Appeal Dismissed
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