Chess

The date for the submission of candidature has passed, four (4) European tickets scaled through, while only the ticket of Fumey Enyonam Sewa (Noel) was rendered void. This was because…

It is long overdue for an African to take the lead of the International Chess Federation (FIDE), which is the world governing body for chess. Since the creation of FIDE…

Four (4) years ago, the fairest and most interesting Africa Chess Confederation (ACC) elections were held in Batumi, Georgia. Three candidates were going for the position of leadership during the…

A few of the zonal chess championships have come and gone, with champions emerging from various African zones (zone 4.1, zone 4.2, and zone 4.5). Owing to the fact that…

I met Susan at the Batumi Chess Olympiad in 2018. She had just been elected as president of the Malawi Chess Association, CHESSAM. She had grit and said her mind,…

“Charismatic Egyptian GM Bassem Amin is one of the World Blitz Championship Day 1 heroes. Did you know that he is also a doctor?”

From the stables of the BrainiacChess enterprise, comes the tournament that exemplifies professionalism in its truest form. A few junior chess players under the age of twenty (20) have been…

Within the last one year, the Danhypro Service Limited has invested in Nigeria’s young chess players under the age of twenty (20). During this period, Danhypro had provided gadgets that…

Taking a few months off the tour was one of the best things that could have happened to the junior players in this season. It is imagined that a bit…

Africa started off with 22 players, only 2 progressed to the second round, and only Africa’s number one managed to jump over that hurdle into the third but fell…