In one tournament, for whatever reason, one of my chess pupils was so anxious about what will happen on the other boards. He couldn’t concentrate on his last round game.…
The moment the great Zambian footballer, Kalusha Bwalya stepped up to take the free- kick, somebody in the TV room confidently shouted “Zambia’s first goal!”. He skillfully curved the ball,…
One day as I was coaching kids chess at Jungle Pepper, it happened that a certain man came with his son and begged me if I could teach his child…
It was a great feeling to grace the 2019 Zambia Open Chess Championship which has to be one of the mightiest events in the land. There at the Zambia Open…
After some earth splitting last round bombs that detonated on some of the top boards and a few draws, International Master Richmond Phiri emerged winner of the Zambia Open Chess…
Today it will be Bomb! Bomb! Bomb! in Lusaka as there still is no clear winner after the penultimate round. At the end of the penultimate round, IM Richmond Phiri,…
Who told you that the Zambians will just stand and watch, while invaders take their birthrights? Yesterday was another interesting day at the Zambia Open. But despite major upsets, the…
These days, when it is the Zambia Open Chess Championship, the rest of Africa stands up to watch. Today, 28th June 2019, grandmasters: Petr Kiriakov of Russia, Sahaj Grover of…
If you can talk of great East African chess players without talking of FM Harold Wanyama of Uganda then you are lying. Though he first represented Uganda at the Olympiad…
In one tournament, as a new round was about to begin, I overheard a certain player tell his friend: “I’m not sure what opening move I should play against my…
