SA’s Chess Pioneer
In December 2014, Kenny Solomon became South Africa’s first ever chess grandmaster, when he beat the Egyptian grandmaster Ahmed Adly… Read More
SA’s Chess Pioneer
Chess Week
Gambit of deception
In 2019, former chess Grandmaster Igors Rausis, was caught cheating when he was photographed using a chess engine on his… Read More
Bring out the Cavalry
The most common opening in chess is the King’s Pawn opening, moving a pawn to e4. This opening has a… Read More
Sales Check
According to CNN, in just three weeks after the debut of Netflix’s “The Queen’s Gambit”, chess set sales in the… Read More
Spoilt for Choice
Despite the confined ruleset, the game of chess provides its players with a dizzying number of choices. Researchers are still… Read More