Brief report by Paras Gudka on the chess events that were part of celebrations to mark the official opening of Giraffe Ark Game Lodge by Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala in Nyeri, Kenya.

Brief report by Paras Gudka on the chess tournament organised as part of Shree Navnat Vanik Mahajan’s Sports and Cultural Festival 2016 over the Easter weekend in Nairobi, Kenya

It seems like only yesterday that I had first interviewed Graham Jurgensen on the launch of Kasparov Chess Foundation’s African arm for Chess Events EAC. Well, CEEAC is no more …

Twenty-seven-year-old Joseph Methu, an actuarial science student at JKUAT (Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology), has been called a rising star several times in the past with commendable performances against Kenya’s …

For my last chess interview of 2014, I present to you a conversation with the beautiful, talented and multilingual Alexandra Samaganova, Kyrgyzstan’s second-highest rated (2022) female player and the reigning women’s …

GM Bassem Amin is Egypt’s highest-rated (2634) and Africa’s top chess player. His most recent success came at the 2014 Africa Zone 4.2 Individual Chess Championships held in Cairo last month where …

Wilfried Ntamatungiro is a young chess player from Bujumbura, Burundi who had the misfortune of losing 8 out of 9 games and finishing in last place at the Africa Zone …

Hemed Mlawa is Tanzania’s fourth-highest rated (1709) player and was his federation’s sole representative at the Africa Zone 4.2 Individual Chess Championships in Cairo. I caught up with him before Round …

WGM Shrook Wafa is Egypt’s second-highest rated (2061) female player and winner of the 2014 Africa Zone 4.2 Individual Chess Championships (women’s section) held in Cairo. During a break between rounds, …

To start off 2014 on a fun note, I bring to you an interview with chess player, photographer, gypsy, correspondent, wife and more—Romanian WGM Alina L’Ami. Hope you enjoy her …