3+ hour, 49+ min ago  (185+ words) First Bank, West Africa's premier financial institution and the leading financial inclusion service provider, has announced its strategic sponsorship of the second edition of Chess Masters, Africa's largest school chess tournament. The announcement was made at the official press conference…...

2+ hour, 11+ min ago  (289+ words) Speaking at the press conference, Olayinka Ijabiyi, Acting Group Head of Marketing & Corporate Communications at First Bank, highlighted the alignment between the bank's sponsorship and its broader social impact initiatives. She further emphasized how the sponsorship aligns with First Bank's…...

2+ hour, 7+ min ago  (313+ words) Moments before opening against the man widely regarded as the greatest player in the history of chess, an 18yearold Kazakhstani prodigy called Alua Nurman asked Magnus Carlsen for a quick selfie. Carlsen leaned in and gave a broad smile for the…...

3+ hour, 5+ min ago  (404+ words) Kazakh grandmaster Alua Nurman, 18, could not resist asking the world No1 for a picture as they sat down to face each other at a major tournament in Germany." But the light-hearted moment quickly turned awkward. The Norwegian got up, found a…...

4+ hour, 39+ min ago  (33+ words) Youngest world chess champion arrives in Chennai after scripting history in Singapore'Bhaskar English D Gukesh gets a hero's welcome in India: Youngest world chess champion arrives in Chennai after scripting history in Singapore...

3+ hour, 1+ min ago  (144+ words) Nihal Sarin emerged victorious over the reigning world champion Gukesh Dommaraju in an all-India Round 3 clash at the 2026 Menorca Chess Masters on Wednesday. Playing with the black pieces, Gukesh employed the Slav defence. He erred straight out of the opening,…...

2+ hour, 46+ min ago  (244+ words) Giovanni Lacroix talks with the chess commentator about the impact of social media and esports on the age-old game Thursday April 9 2026, 10: 46am From the Queen's Gambit television miniseries to the Covid-19 pandemic, it is hard to isolate a single factor behind…...

19+ hour, 25+ min ago  (309+ words) Aarit is playing in the A group of the Open section of an event where some of India's top stars like world champion Gukesh D, Nihal Sarin, Pentala Harikrishna are playing in the Masters section. The open section of the…...

5+ hour, 11+ min ago  (404+ words) Firstpost World Champion D Gukesh suffered a crushing loss to fellow Indian Grandmaster Nihal Sarin in the Menorca Masters 2026 as he made his first comeback since admitting the struggle for form and taking the big call on restructuring his schedule....

18+ hour, 32+ min ago  (312+ words) The Spectator Australia Javokhir Sindarov from Uzbekistan has dominated the first half of the Candidates Tournament in Cyprus, with an astonishing start of six points from the first seven games. That puts the 20-year-old 1. 5 points clear of his closest pursuer…...