From the movie Queen of Katwe, I was inspired by the story of Ugandan chess player Phiona Mutesi. Especially how she shot from the slums of Katwe in Kampala, to…
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I was amazed to see the amazing cartoon by Kenyan cartoonist, Francis Kinyanjuyi, after Ugandan FM Harold Wanyama’s triumph at the 2018 Kenyan Open Chess Championship, sponsored by KCB. Francis…
Watching the movie 90 MINUTES AT ENTEBBE, as a 5 year old at my father’s feet, the sight of the tall Ugandan soldiers remained impressed in my heart. I was…
Just like in the Bible, when Daniel was thrown into the Lion’s den and came out unscathed, Nakabo Peninah with ELO 1491 FIDE rating from Uganda entered into the den…
TOP 10 CLASSICAL RATED PLAYERS IN NIGERIA, JANUARY 2018 FM Kigigha Bomo remains the highest rated player in the country with a rating of 2323, and has been so for…
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…
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…
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