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Congratulations to Blazing Kings Games Club proteges who represented their School at the ECOBANK National Schools Team Chess Championship 2025. The young protéges from Oyo state came 2nd in the senior category, displaying yet another excellent performance in the highly competitive event.

Now that's what I call a mating pattern.

🎥 We asked young talents one simple question: What’s your favourite chess piece? 🧐♟️ Who came out on top in this mini poll — the powerful queen or the tricky knight? And what about you — what’s YOUR favorite piece on the board? Let us know! 👇

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A new chapter...😎 A small thing that reminds me that everything is in a move, changing. So, people usually ask for my autograph on books, badges, t-shirts, and even on their hands, but this was a new request at the Osaka EXPO🇯🇵 This talented girl asked for it on her

Meeting Bisi and her lovely girls, bumping into my student and working with my daughter at a great event by Chess in Schools and Communities in Manchester Square Gardens It was amazing to see how children enjoyed the full day around chess, and had a lovely experience playing. #ChessinEducation

We want to thank the Alliance Française de Banjul for the incredible support and encouragement they’ve shown us this year! Thanks to their partnership and generosity, we introduced the wonderful game of chess to nearly 1000 kids, opening new worlds of learning, creativity, and

PLAYING AGAINST Dina Belenkaya TODAY HUGE MATCH STARTS AROUND 10AM ET/ 4PM CEST

Pictured in play at Wijk aan Zee in January 1971 - the famous Polish-Argentine grandmaster Miguel Najdorf, who died in Málaga on this day in 1997 at the age of 87. (📷:H. Pot / ANEFO, via nationaalarchief.nl.) #chess

Here's a fun stat for everyone: In his last three Freestyle Fridays, Hikaru Nakamura has 29 wins, 3 draws, and 1 loss. The results of those three Freestyle Fridays? 1st place, 1st place, 1st place.

🚨 BREAKING: Gukesh tops the rapid segment convincingly! Congratulations Gukesh D

"This is like one of the hardest theoretical endgames that exists, rook f and h pawn. I once had a training session where I spent a couple of days on this position. We concluded that it's really, really hard." Anish Giri saves a tough position vs. Magnus in round 9.

The University of Lagos chess team recently presented their championship trophy to the Deputy vice chancellor Professor Bola Oboh. Our champions have been climbing the Laddr 🔥LaddrChess

🇮🇳 Gukesh D is 3+ points ahead of the field heading into blitz.

🚨One child, one university, 26 boards🚨 This was another brilliant day for Faustino Oro, giving a simultaneous game at the University of León. Do you know how difficult it is to play 26 games at once? Faustino won them all.

IM Faustino Oro 🇦🇷 held Chess Legend GM Vishy Anand 🇮🇳 2-2 (4 draws) at León Masters 🇪🇸. He had chances to win the match but was unable to convert (time management issues). At the end, Anand prevailed in the playoff 1.5-0.5. Faustino is only 11 years old!

Participants in the Spanish Under 10 Chess Championship. Held at the Envia Hotel in Vícar (Almería).

26-0, this was the result obtained by the 11-year-old prodigy Faustino Oro in the simultaneous competitions held at the Philosophy and Letters Department of the University of León. Faustino left his mark in the same venue where legends like Kasparov, Spassky, Anand, and J. Polgar

Get to know each of the ChessKid Spanish Ambassadors better! 💪💚 From Costa Rica, WFM María José Ramírez, a leading figure in women's chess in her country. ✨ Representative at the World Chess Olympiad. ✨ Coach, mentor, and advocate for inclusive chess.