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Category: News

From Kamwokya to African Gold: How School Chess Opens Doors for Children

Published by Paul Wilson
15 July 2026

The victory of Uganda’s Sr. Miriam Duggan Primary School in the African stage of the […]

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Chess Changes Lives: FIDE and ISCF Bring Global Chess Leaders to Stellenbosch Community Outreach Event

Published by Paul Wilson
30 June 2026

Stellenbosch, South Africa – 7 July 2026 Press Release: As part of the FIDE ISCF […]

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Africa Joins the Board as School Chess Enters a New Global Era 

Published by Paul Wilson
22 June 2026

Freedom Holding Corp., the Nasdaq-listed financial and technology group, is expanding its involvement in chess […]

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South African Chess Talents Set To Shine On Global Chess Stage

Published by Paul Wilson
5 June 2025

Cape Town, South Africa – A group of some of the top junior chess players […]

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#ChessBelongsToEveryone in South Africa – Fact or Fiction (Part 1)

Published by Paul Wilson
10 October 2024

On 18 September 2024, Chess Limpopo and Chess SA published Circular 1 for the Mzansi […]

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Moja Extravaganza: Round 1 Recap

Published by Keith Kagande
25 September 2024

The biggest tournament of the year in South Africa has just started and we are […]

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FIDE100 Guinness World Record – SA Chess Hub Arenas

Published by Paul Wilson
21 July 2024

To celebrate FIDE’s centenary, FIDE aimed to set the record for the most chess games […]

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45th Olympiad Budapest 2024 Open: Zambia

Published by Keith Kagande
18 July 2024

Let’s take a look at the 2nd highest-rated team from Africa! IM Mwali, Chitumbo Chitumbo […]

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45th Olympiad Budapest 2024 Open: Zimbabwe

Published by Keith Kagande

Okay, let’s have a look at the players representing the Zimbabwean team! IM Mandizha, Farai […]

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Norway Chess Round 3: Former and Current World Champions defeated!

Published by Keith Kagande
30 May 2024

Today we saw shocking results as both Magnus Carlsen(Former World Champion) and Ding Liren(Current World […]

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  • From Kamwokya to African Gold: How School Chess Opens Doors for Children
    by Paul Wilson
    15 July 2026
  • Important Message from South African Chess Hub: Friday Night Blitz
    by Paul Wilson
    3 July 2026
  • Chess Changes Lives: FIDE and ISCF Bring Global Chess Leaders to Stellenbosch Community Outreach Event
    by Paul Wilson
    30 June 2026
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