February Jesse Nikki To Play in 2021 FIDE World Cup
Do you remember February Jesse Nikki? Jesse won Gold at the recently concluded Women's section of 2021 African Individual Chess Championships in...
An Inspiring Story of Rani Hamid, the 74 Year Old Legendary Chess Figure
At every point in our lives, we all have that period where we feel low and want to quit a tournament. A...
Stranded Nigerian Chess Player ‘Broken and Traumatized’
Top Nigerian chess player Oladapo Adu has said he is “traumatised” as he remains stranded in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, 12 weeks after...
Breaking News: FIDE grant slot to Malawi’s Mwale Joseph to Play at the 2021...
The FIDE World cup is slated to begin from July 10, 2021 then come to an end by August 8, 2021.
Vladimir Kramnik and Judit Polgar to host the official Altibox Norway Chess broadcast
Former World Chess Champion and chess legend, Vladimir Kramnik, who announced his retirement from professional chess in 2019, will together with another...
20-Year-Old Grandmaster Aryan Tari Wins Norwegian Chess Champion for the Second Time
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Tari, the Norwegian chess grandmaster was Norwegian Chess Champion in 2015 and won the World Junior Chess Championship in 2017. He has however won his
second Norwegian Championship title...
The International Chess Federation Releases Names of Qualifiers for the 2019 Chess World Cup
FIDE publishes the list of players qualified for the World Cup 2019. The Chess World Cup 2019 is a 128-player single-elimination chess tournament to be held in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia from...
Peruvian Chess Grandmaster Jorge Cori Wins the Ibero-American Championship 2019
Peruvian GM Jorge Cori has been crowned the winner of the VII Ibero-American Championship 2019, held in Linares (Spain), during August 10-18....
Chess in Lagos Nigeria: Tunde Onakoya Starts a Chess Training Project for Children
Seasoned player Tunde Onakoya started the Chess in Slums project last September in the sprawling neighbourhood of Ikorodu Lagos Nigeria, a place...
16-Year-Old Carissa Yip Wins 2019 U.S. Junior Girls Championship
The 2019 Junior Girls Championship which ended on Saturday, the 20th of July 2019 features top young female players from 19 to...
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Gukesh Dommaraju emerges as the Youngest Winner in the 2024 FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament
As the FIDE Candidates chess tournament in Toronto ends, Gukesh Dommaraju, at just 17 years old, makes history by becoming the youngest...
Fawole Visits Tunde Onakoya During the Guinness World Record Quest at Times Square, New...
Fawole John Oyeyemi, a 2x Nigeria Chess Champion and FIDE Certified Chess In Education Lecturer, donated his widow's mite and also showed...
Tunde Onakoya Breaks World Record in 60-Hour Chess Marathon
Tunde Onakoya has wonderfully marked a groundbreaking achievement by surpassing the previous world record for the longest chess marathon (56 hours,...