2018 was the year of exceptional chess events in Africa, but none more so than the Cote D’Ivoire Rapid and Blitz tournament, which played host to some of the very…
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Just a few weeks before the Batumi Chess Olympiad 2018, the elections for the position of leadership of the Malawi Chess Federation held and produced a powerful woman to lead…
As the players and officials arrived Cote D’Ivoire, they felt this was going to be another tournament that would come and go, another tournament they would just play for the…
The final day of the CIV Rapid and Blitz Invitational saw some interesting turn of events as IM David Silva produced a brilliant performance on the final day to climb…
The strength of a player is best evidenced by the number of events he shows brilliance and earns victory in. And so is the way at the CIV Rapid and…
In a tournament that has seemingly shown the weakness of some and the strength of others, the third day of the CIV Invitational Rapid and Blitz tournament saw the best…
The 24th of July saw ten players from the African continent converge at Hotel Tiama in Ivory Coast, for what has been billed as one of the biggest tournaments in…
“الفائز هو الحالم الذي لا يستسلم أبداً.” ~ نيلسون مانديلا “A winner is a dreamer who never gives up.” ~Nelson Mandela It is an unusually cool quiet evening in Tanta,…
Battle For Chess Supremacy: The ‘Pharaohs’ Invade Zambian Soil
Every year, African top chess masters converge for the Africa Individual Chess Championships, to battle it out for the majestic ‘King of African Chess’ crown. This year, the tournament is…
Amazing African Chess Achievements
Chess is relatively new on the continent of Africa as compared to the other continents around the globe. Did you know? That the first Africa Chess Championship has only been…