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Jorah Soojay triumphs at the 2025 African Schools Individual Chess Championship
Jorah Soojay achieved a perfect score at the African Schools Chess Championship and earned recognition as a rising star in the chess world.
Taliban's controversial ban on chess
The Islamist group is concerned the game could be associated with gambling, which is prohibited under Afghanistan’s morality laws
Chess federation relaxes dress code after Magnus Carlsen's 'jeansgate'
World No 1 Magnus Carlsen was asked to change his clothes Friday at the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships after arriving in jeans.
American charity helping widen chess footprint across South Africa
An American charity called the Gift of Chess is helping expand the game of chess in South Africa by giving away 1,000 sets, with many more to follow.
Mdina chess heads to Zambia
Entrepreneur Tiwone Mdina says plenty of top players from Zambia used to take part in chess tournaments but this stopped as his brand was saturated.
WATCH: Chess robot fractures 7-year-old boy’s finger during Moscow Chess Open
“The robot broke the child’s finger,” states the president of the Russian Chess Federation. “This, of course, is bad”.