All around the globe (in chess tournaments), tripods with smartphones attached to tables are starting to appear. This is idChess, an innovative product that allows you to broadcast chess games…
Ogunsiku Babatunde
The chess event at the National Sports Festival, Delta 2022, started with a few hiccups. Venue was changed on the eve of the tournament, while arbiters also had issues among…
Prestigious and Important. These are the two words that exemplify the National Sports Festival (at least as far as chess is concerned). The National Sports Festival is an avenue to…
In the last decade, several young kids have come through the ranks and built a name for themselves in the Chess Industry. However, almost none has come close to the…
The Africa Individual Chess Championships (AICC), Lagos 2022, was flagged off by the chairman of the Local Organizing Committee, Prince Adeyinka Adewole. A grand opening ceremony, which had the President…
Furtherance to the first six (6) rounds, the players had the opportunity to relax and socialize via the Bermuda party, where everyone at the party had lots of fun, because…
A few hours ago, African leaders/delegates casted their votes for three (3) aspirants to the throne of leadership of the Africa Chess Confederation. Before the elections, many had tried to…
The last eight (8) years have seen an upsurge in chess matters, as compared to how the continent was handled before then. However, there are yet a lot of things…
The Chess Olympiad has always been the crown jewel of all chess tournaments. Not just because it hosts over one hundred and fifty (150) countries, but also because it is…
After a four (4) year hiatus, where COVID deprived the world chess of her biennial gathering, the World Chess Olympiad is back, and to its roots. Chess began in India…