2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (368+ words) Bayelsa State-based chess coach, Kigigha Bomo has disclosed that his 14-year-old sensation, Goodness Ekunke is in dire need of sponsorship from various sources to help him attend this year’s FIDE Oympiad in Uzbekistan, Sports247 reports. Speaking against the backdrop of Ekunke’s…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (362+ words) Nigeria’s Odafe Efemuai emerged as one of the stars of the FIDE World Amateur Blitz Chess Championship in Abuja, winning the Under-2300 Open category as India also recorded impressive successes across several divisions. The two-day Blitz Championship, held from August…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1041+ words) GM Alice Lee is the youngest ever winner of the Women's Speed Chess Championship after winning the final two bullet games to clinch an 11.5-9.5 victory over women's number-one GM Hou Yifan. The final clash couldn't have been tighter, with neither…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (357+ words) It’s been a bull market for laurel leaves this summer, as the country crowned a quartet of new U.S. champions in recent days. In the women seniors’ battle, WGM Anjelina Belakovskaia reclaimed the title she won three years ago, edging…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (342+ words) Bangkok, Thailand ---Filipino John Paul De Guzman won via tiebreak the 2nd Bangkok Summer International Chess Open Standard Challenger section at the Royal Benja Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand on Sunday, August 2,2026. De Guzman, a Finance Outcome owner in Sandstone Technology Philippines,…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (1411+ words) When Andy Woodward's father didn't have time for another chess game, the 7-year-old found a different opponent: himself. Andy moved the white pieces, then crossed to the other side of the board and played the black ones, completing entire games…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (480+ words) Why memorising endless theory might not be the best path - and how an idea-based repertoire can change your game. The Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz, the fourth event of the 2026 Grand Chess Tour, will bring ten leading grandmasters to the Saint…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (304+ words) The CEO of Electronic Arts received a bonus of $38.7 million for the 2026 financial year, while other executives also took home significant bonuses, despite recent layoffs. Electronic Arts recently conducted a third round of layoffs, during which an undisclosed number of…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (402+ words) July 29, 2026 by The Nation Nigeria’s leading scrabble players and some of West Africa’s finest wordsmiths will converge on Yenagoa next weekend for the sixth edition of the Governor Douye Diri National Scrabble Classic, with a record prize pool of nearly…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (458+ words) XBOX Wire To celebrate the global launch of Halo: Campaign Evolved on July 28, Halo and Automobili Lamborghini have joined forces to create the Lamborghini Urus SE Master Chief 117 Edition, a Lamborghini Urus SE wrapped in a bespoke, Master Chief-inspired livery…...