Wednesday, September 2, 2026

The Upcoming 2024 African Individual Chess Championship, Accra, Ghana.

The African Chess Confederation announces its upcoming event hosted by Ghana Chess Association, inviting all African Chess Federations affiliated with FIDE to...

Poetry and Passion: Adaramaja Declares Love for Chess

Chess players have always been known for their strategic thinking and analytical skills, but did you know that many of them possess...

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...

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The second day of the 2026 FIDE World Amateur Rapid Championship in Abuja has blown the title race wide open, with Odey Goodness Ekunke emerging as...

Abuja Opening Day: Kigigha Leads as Raj and Sharma Ignite the Upset Race

The 2026 FIDE World Amateur Rapid Championship in Abuja has delivered a lively opening day, with the first three rounds producing perfect scores, early...

Upsets Rock 2026 FIDE World Amateur Rapid Championship in Abuja

The 2026 FIDE World Amateur Rapid Championship in Abuja has barely settled into rhythm, but the upset column is already shaping the...