Gateway Games Festival Chess Tournament 2025: Oyo State Men’s Team Reclaims Championship Spot
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Now sitting at 2081, her career-high rating, Deborah Quickpen stands just a few steps away from entering the elite 2100 rating band...
Abdulrahman Abdulraheem Akintoye and Toritsemuwa Ofowino Crowned 2025 Zone 4.2 Chess Champions in Lagos
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Tersee Nyuima Ferdinand, 17, Makes History as Nigeria’s Youngest National Chess Champion
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The event was a dynamic exhibition of strategic thinking and intellectual duels, hosted by the renowned Zalika Chess Club, a leading chess...
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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.
