Michael Adams and Jovanka Houska are the 2019 British Chess Champions!
The 2019 British
Chess Championships started on the 26th July and came to an end on the 4th
August 2019. The winners for this...
Nigerian Chess Player Ajibade Olayemi Olarov Welcomes a Beautiful Baby Boy
There are so many things that bring joy and celebration but nothing can be compared to the joy of having a newborn...
The 2019 Croatia Grand Chess Tour Daily Recap: Round 4
Round 4 RecapIan Nepomniachtchi maintained his full point lead over the field as a result of six draws across the board. After...
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Wadim Rosenstein Didn’t Just Announce a Chess Event. He Made the World Look.
Most chess events come and go quietly with a flyer, a post and a few shares. The usual crowd sees it. There...
An End of an Era as Dasaolu Olurotimi Steps Back from National Friends of...
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.
