Category Archives: chess

MindGames Premier Championship Dangles #2.5m Prize Money At Chess, Scrabble Players

A total cash prize money of 2.5 million Naira will be on offer at the Grand Finale of the second edition of the Mindgames Premier Championship scheduled to hold at the Lagos Country Club from November 10 to 11 this year. Contestants will compete in chess and scrabble where winners have been guaranteed a cash […]

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Nigeria’s Chess Pro Tour Enters Crucial Stage As IM Olufemi Balogun Battles IM Oladapo Adu

The Chess Pro tour will enter a crucial stage with the commencement of the Masters’ Series (a.k.a Battle of the Titans) event between IM Olufemi Balogun and IM Oladapo Adu, the battle between Former Nigerian national Champions which will hold at the Orchid Hotels and Event Center Lekki on the 12th of May, 2018. Amongst […]

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Chess Pro Tour Debuts in Nigeria

A private initiative to stimulate the pool of talents Nigeria is blessed with in the sport of Chess has introduced a series of championships that will throw up established and budding chess players in the country. The championships tagged “Chess Pro Tour” will begin on the 30th of March and end on the 16th of […]

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Ofowino Rules at First Lady’s Chess Tourney

Last week Sunday was another mile stone for dominant National Female Chess Champion, Toritshemuwa Ofowino, when she emerged as the winner of the First Lady’s Chess tournament organised for all female chess players in the country. The one week event, which was held at the Obafemi Awolowo Stadium in Ibadan was sponsored by one of […]

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Sicilian Master, Adu Dominates Others to Win Millionaire Chess Championship — newfanzoneblog

International Master Oladapo Adu showed shades of his genius on the big the big stage following the massive victory at the just concluded Millionaire Chess Championship at the Chevron Recreation Centre, Gbagada, Lagos. Playing in the pool of best players in the country, Adu opted something different, he played different openings in the tournament, with […]

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Nigeria Chess Masters Set for Millionaire Championship — newfanzoneblog

The 2nd edition of the much anticipated Millionaire Chess Championship gets underway from today with all the notable chess players in line for particpation at the Chevron Recreational Center, Gbagada Lagos. As expected, it will be a fierce battle among the top ranked players to pick the sole winner of an all expense paid trip […]

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Kigigha, Adu, Ofowino, Others Qualify to Represent Nigeria at World Chess Olympiad — newfanzoneblog

a International Master Oladapo Adu (2314) and FIDE Master Bomo Kigigha (2328) are among other eight players that will represent the country at the forth coming 42nd World Chess Olympiad in Baku, Azerbaijan later this year. According to the statement from Nigeria Chess Federation (NCF) yesterday, the duo alongside three other male players namely; the […]

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