West Rand Closed Brings 94 Players to Krugersdorp on Nov. 28
Five tournaments are tracked in Africa for November 2026. Three are classical and two are rapid, spread across South Africa, Nigeria, Algeria and Tunisia. The…
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Adly Power Play Rapid Draws 381 as Cairo Hosts Africa's Biggest Field
September's African calendar had 216 tracked events. Several of the most notable were classical tournaments in South Africa, East Africa and Tunisia, while the…
Titled Field Heads to Monastir as the Sahel Festival Eyes Sousse 2027
Fresh from the Olympiad, a group of titled players is heading to Tunisia for the Sahel Chess Festival, which runs October 24 to November 1, 2026 in the resort…
Sahel Festival's Five Sections Headline Africa's October Slate
Africa's October 2026 calendar carries 22 tracked tournaments, spread from Morocco to Uganda, and the entry that stands out most for sheer scale is in Tunisia.…
South Africa Dominates Africa's August Chess Rankings
South Africa supplied most of the biggest fields on the African chess calendar in August 2026, though the single largest turnout came from a women's…
September's African Chess Calendar: Egypt and Algeria Lead a Grassroots Month
September 2026 brings 13 tracked tournaments across the African continent, a spread that runs from Cairo's rapid scene to a spring weekend in the Eastern Cape.…
How an Estonian IM's Double Upset in Mozambique Became a National Story
Mai Narva doesn't often make international news outside chess circles, but this week she made front pages back home. Estonia's national broadcaster ERR ran a…