Motivation

Our Father Who art in heaven Hallowed be thy name Thy kingdom come Thy will be on this chessboard As it is in heaven Give us this day Our peace…

We are starting a new series here at Africa Chess Media. We will celebrate great past performances by Africans. For the first edition, we walk through the period when a…

I stand here facing them My eyes sting From the poisoned air By my tormentors Show them a mirrored position Why can’t they see My pain reflected therein If my…

A bullet game It was Swift and efficient The moves A good opening The need A strategic midgame The plan Tactics show forth And grabbed A speedy endgame No foul…

Bloodied was the battlefield Troubling the master’s mind Slain on the 64 Pawns and officers alike Black king in safety White king touched by blood Queens are overlooking Black is…

Chess has always been a tool for changing lives and it has been evident in the lives of kids and adults alike. Even though this is true, there is a…

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…

In those days, as he was drilling the Junior Malawi team, celebrated Zambian chess instructor, Musatwe Simutowe told the team, “Do not analyze lost games in between rounds during tournaments,…

In 1996 Garry Kasparov came from behind to beat IBM’s Deep Blue Computer 4-2 in a match. After the match, he was asked, “How did you manage to come from…