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...
Fischer Wins 1957 New Jersey Open
The 1957 New Jersey Open was where one of Bobby Fischer’s 60 Memorable Games was played...his game against James T. Sherwin. There were 81 players....
Magnus Carlsen Joins Esports Rich List, a First for a Chess Player
Magnus Carlsen joins esports rich list as chess rivalry thrives online.
Magnus Carlsen aims for his fourth online tournament victory...
Chess Makes Top 20 Game on Twitch
It was recently announced that Chess has become one of the top 20 games on Twitch, thanks to some of the platform’s...
Orchid-Lekki Chess Club (OLCC) Mourn Dan Foster
Orchid Lekki Chess Club is sad to announce the passing away of their dear member, friend and brother, the legendary Radio Broadcaster,...
FIDE and Chess.com Women’s Speed Chess Championship Begins Tomorrow
The International Chess Federation and Chess.com are pleased to announce the Women's Speed Chess Championship, an online competition to be held between June 18th...
On Racism: NM Daniel Jones
On this series of racism, GM Pontus Carlsson's shares experiences of chess players around the world and asks what we as a...
EDUCATIONAL CHESS vs. SPORT CHESS
Two different kinds of chess? Yes and no! The chessmen, their moves and the rules of the game are the same but...
The Online Threat
Ever since the lockdowns started I kept hearing and reading how chess was so fortunate because it can easily be played online....
On Racism: GM Pontus Carlsson
The death of George Floyd, followed by global protests, has moved the topic of racism to the front of public debate. Chess.com...
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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,...