Great news from Malawi. Junior Chess player, Yebo Sanga has been named the 2017 Malawi Junior Sportsman of the year at the award ceremony. It means a lot to me, …

Just like in the Bible, when Daniel was thrown into the Lion’s den and came out unscathed, Nakabo Peninah with ELO 1491 FIDE rating from Uganda entered into the den …

How bad news travel fast. News about the fall of Zambian Champion Andrew Kayonde, arguably the strongest Zambian chess player in a tide of times reached me fast, when he …

The first edition of the Vestar Rapid Invitational tournament in 2018 was superb. This is an initiative of the current President of the Chess Player’s Association of Nigeria (CPAN), in …

ELO 1848 fide rated Precious Kamwendo defied all odds to win the “Ifumbo Day of Checkmates” tournament that took place on Saturday the 24th of February 2018 at College of …

FM Abimbola Osunfuyi Ayotomiwa, also known as Young GM or Mozart_OATS. Mozart_OATS came from his love for Symphonies of Mozart Wolfgang Amadus, while the OATS is an acronym of Osunfuyi …

International Master Farai Mandizha, now based in the United States of America, has had to overcome serious challenges to be where he is at the moment. Born in 1985, Farai …

The author , Makhosi Makhisho Nyirenda is Malawi Chess Federation Publicity Secretary, Chess writer  and Chess Coach. We sat in the mini- hall looking like a bunch of unruly students …

For the past few months, Naija Chess Online has continued to evolve and develop. As part of this development the community’s name evolved from Naija Chess Online to Chess Nigeria …

Compared to many African countries, from personal experience, Malawi is one of the countries with the least number of female Chess players. During national or regional open tournaments, you can …