The John Fawole Chess Awards: See who made the cut
The John Fawole Chess Awards was hosted on Twitter Spaces on the 22nd of October 2022 at 5:00 PM WAT. The program...
The Death Of A Centenarian
Just three months after the world celebrated the oldest grandmaster, YURI Avarbakh, at 100year, the only existing player from the 1953 Zurich...
KARJAKIN; Ban Appeal Dismissed
Today, on the 6th of May 2022, the appeal chamber of the FIDE ethics and Disciplinary Commission announced its decision to throw...
Former Street Boy Wins Junior Category Of The Southwest National Chess Tournament
The ecstatic sound of the popular DJ YK skit ; " opoor fun warisi. Wa wa Warisi" rends the ambiance...
Recap of the Southwest National Chess Tournament
The maiden edition of the southwest national tournament held at Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria was a fantastic tournament and one to reminisce...
My Visit to Phezulu In Durban
Good day family and friends.
Last week I had an opportunity to visit Phezulu in Durban, situated at the...
2021 Nigeria Chess Champion—IM Balogun Oluwafemi gives his thoughts about the ongoing World Chess...
The ongoing world chess championship entered the fourth game today with the expected draw result as Magnus Carlsen played with the white...
In Loving Memory of Edwin Wyngaard
Tribute to Mr Edwin Wyngaard
I first met Edwin in 1991 when I entered UWC as a young man...
IM Balogun Oluwafemi and WFM Ogbiyoyo Perpetual Eloho are 2021 Nigeria Chess Champions
The 2021 Nigeria National Chess Championship ended on the 14th Nov 2021 with IM Balogun Oluwafemi and WFM Ogbiyoyo Perpetual Eloho as...
Bayelsa State Governor, His Excellency—Douye Diri Awards scholarship to Africa U-10 Chess Champion Deborah...
The Bayelsa State Governor, His Excellency—Douye Diri Awards scholarship to African U-10 Chess Champion—Deborah Quickpen; Designate her Youth Ambassador for Education.
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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...
Rising Star Deborah Quickpen Debuts at the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest
Olawale Oyeleye Reports
In an inspiring turn of events at the Chess Olympiad, Nigeria’s chess prodigy, 12-year-old Deborah Quickpen,...