The beauty of the Internet is that it allows you to meet people that would otherwise never cross your daily path (especially, if, like me, you spend a lot of …

The great thing about today’s hyper-connected on-line world is that access to a Grand Master is no longer restricted to an elite few. Demonstrating the wonderful resourcefulness of social media …

I’ve been hearing about the establishment of an African branch of the Kasparov Chess Foundation in South Africa for a while now. Unable to contain my curiosity any further about the …

We’ve all heard of Elijah Emojong, Uganda’s rapidly improving FIDE Master who is eyeing East Africa’s first IM title by the end of 2012. He is also known for his …

After much searching on the internet for information on Rwandan chess events, I finally managed to get in touch with the treasurer of the Rwandan Chess Federation (FERWADE), Mr. Alain …

A week after his Kenyan ‘chess safari’, and enough of a resting period, I decided to catch up with a very witty Dimitri Reinderman for an interview. It is only …

On hearing of Harold Wanyama’s feat of taking on 25 junior chess players in a simultaneous exhibition match about a week ago, I caught up with him over email for an …