Chess made it famous in Nigeria – and now around the world: Tunde Onakoya broke the world record for the longest chess marathon in New York. The 29-year-old played chess in Times Square for over 58 hours and remained undefeated. With the campaign, Onakoya raised money for disadvantaged children in Africa. Onakoya made his first … Read more
Author: Mark Chih/Xiyan Ziran It has been three years since the last time I talked about education in the “Dateline” column. Last year (2023), my child’s school officially resumed normal classes after the COVID-19 epidemic. Although we have experienced the epidemic in the past three years, there have been no special changes in the children’s … Read more
We all know that Chess is not a simple board game, It is a training or hobby that enhances several of our abilities, in addition to other benefits it gives us, especially for our mental health. That is why many adults enter the world of chess and the majority even transmit the taste for this … Read more
CNN Indonesia Saturday, 28 Oct 2023 12:41 WIB Chess successfully added three gold medals at the 2023 Asian Para Games, Saturday (28/10). (ANTARA PHOTOS/Akbar Nugroho Gumay) Jakarta, CNN Indonesia — The Indonesian contingent managed to add three gold medals in Asian Para Games 2023, Saturday (28/10) until 12.30 WIB. The three gold medals were donated … Read more
Abu Dhabi (WAM) The Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival Organizing Committee decided to raise the value of the Masters Champion prize for the next edition of the festival to $30,000, in celebration of the 30th edition of the major international event, while keeping the rest of its prizes unchanged.Hussein Abdullah Al-Khoury, Chairman of the Board … Read more
“Who do you want to be? I ask seven- and eight-year-olds who come to practice. ‘World Champion’ is the answer for everyone. But when they reach the age of 12 or 13, if the same question is repeated, they will say: district champion. This is where my dear disciple Pragnananda differs. Pragga will always have … Read more
Elena left her homeland because of love. The USSR women’s team approached the next Chess Olympiad in 1988 in the status of an unequivocal, uncontested favorite. At that time, the Soviet team had missed winning the tournament just once in thirty years, and that only because they once boycotted it for political reasons. The girls … Read more
August 18, 2023 – 06:34 The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has banned transgender women from participating in women’s chess tournaments until it can properly investigate the issue – which could take up to two years. writes the BBC. The decision drew a lot of criticism from the association. Several sports governing bodies are working on … Read more
The Cuban Grand Master Leinier Domínguez, whom the official press has described as a “slave” for representing the United States Federation, advanced this Sunday to the quarterfinals of the FIDE World Cup, which takes place in Baku (Azerbaijan). . A historic pass for the habanero who had never achieved it before. At the end of … Read more
The Spanish championship for regional cadet teams (under-16) starts in the province of Albacete, in an appointment in which Galicia starts with the initial ranking number 3 of the 17 participating regional teams. Each regional team is made up of 3 men and 3 women, in the case of Galicia the important presence of Ourense … Read more