Nigeria

  • 13th All-African Games (Accra, Ghana)

    The recently concluded All-African Games were held in Ghana’s capital, Accra, and chess was one of the events. The last event was held in 2019 in Rabat, Morocco. The Chess Drum has covered previous editions of the All-African Games, and this event attracted 18 countries. Top African players, including Grandmasters…

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  • Tani Adewumi gets required IM norm!

    Tani Adewumi earned his fourth IM norm at the Southwest Open in Irving, Texas (outside of Dallas) last weekend. It was his first in an open tournament. Due to rule changes each player is required to have at least one of their GM/IM title norms earned in an open tournament.…

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  • 11-year-old Deborah Quickpen, Nigerian Chess sensation

    Deborah Ebimobo-ere Quickpen, Nigerian Women’s National ChampionPhoto by Botswana Chess Federation Nigeria’s Deborah Quickpen recently earned acclaim after winning the women’s title with 9.5/11. At the time of her victory, she had toppled a record that had stood for 20 years and set the stage for a bright future. There…

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  • Odafe Efemuai… from Delta State to New York State

    Odafe Benedict Efemuai is a long way from the Delta State region of Nigeria. The 2016 Nigerian champion has found a new home in New York where he is a chess educator. Odafe’s hometown gained the attention of major corporations after oil discovery in the 70s, and was in the…

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  • Battle of the Masters: NYC Blitz Chess Match!!

    Greetings! I’m Inez Kelley, sister to Armand Kelley a member of the NYC chess community. For those who know, Armand passed in 2019. Since that time we’ve organized chess events in his memory. This year and with the collaboration of Aggrey Duncan and CHESS ON THE MOVE we are excited…

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  • “Chess in Slums” treks to Kenya, Uganda!

    Tunde Onakoya of “Chess in Slums” visiting Kenya with representatives from partner organization, “The Gift of Chess.” Tunde Onakoya has spent the last five years refining his delivery of “Chess in Slums” to some of the most poverty-stricken areas of Nigeria. Now His initiative has attracted many admirers and supporters…

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  • NYC Blitz heats up NYC… Josh Colas wins!

    2022 New York/Georgetown Blitz Invitational New York City recently held a blitz championship culminating in a classic battle between Josh Colas and Nigeria’s Adegboyega Joel Adebayo. The New York/Georgetown Blitz Invitational tournament was the beginning of what is to come in 2023 according to Aggrey Duncan, What we are trying…

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  • Tani Adewumi earns another IM norm!

    This picture was the beginning of a journey for 8-year-old Tani Adewumi, who became a national sensation. He earned a 3rd International Master norm last Sunday. Photo by Christopher Lee (New York Times). In November 2021, Tanitoluwa “Tani” Adewumi earned his FIDE Master (FM) title. At the NYC Fall GM/IM…

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  • Bassem Amin & Shahenda Wafa… 2022 African Champs!

    WGM Shahenda Wafa (gold-women’s), GM Abdelrahman Hesham (bronze-open), GM Bassem Amin (gold-open). All photos by Babatunde Ogunsiku (Africa Chess Media) Egypt’s Bassem Amin wins his sixth continental title after winning the 2022 African Individual Chess Championships in Lagos, Nigeria. He edged out compatriot and fellow Grandmaster Ahmed Adly who had…

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  • Aikhoje gets ’98 Olympiad gold medal!

    Nigerian International Master Odion Aikhoje finally receives the gold medal he earned on board two at the Elista Olympiad in 1998. Twenty-four years is short in terms of age, but to wait on something for 24 years is another matter. The Chess Drum reported on Aikhoje’s triumph in the very…

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