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…
FIDE
Noel Enyonam Fumey Declares Intention to Run FIDE as President!
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…
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,…
FM Joseph Mwale – Does The ‘Punishment’ Fit the ‘Crime’?
Ukotupenga. An African Proverb It is about two weeks to go before the start of the FIDE World Cup and the FIDE Women’s World Cup. What was meant to be…
Only last week, was the major sports festival concluded in Nigeria, with chess standing as a key sport at the festival. Chess players assembled from across the country to represent…
V⚡️LT Chess Tournament: The Highlight of a Chess Packed Easter in Nigeria!
Many in Nigeria are aware of the lack of over-the-board (OTB) chess tournaments in the country. Along with the boom of Online Chess, which has taken the world by storm…
Last year, we started a series of articles, which are billed to tell the story of each Federation’s setup.
Today, we take a trip down to the Gabonese Chess Federation, where the president, Monsieur Bongo Akanga Ndjila, Barthelemy, talks to us about his federation, their past, the last Olympiad, and their plans for the future.
The brilliance of the partnership between the Arab Chess Federation and the African Chess Confederation is seen in the Final. As expected, it was a final to remember. Men from…
Expected fireworks at the Arab-Africa Online Individual Open Chess Championship 2021! The semifinal (Male) and final (Female) of the Arab-Africa Online Individual Chess Championship 2021 produced an amazing evening of…