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Beware of Greeks Bearing Gifts!The Greek Gift is a common theme in chess puzzles. Where did the name come from?In the legend of the Trojan War, the Greeks ...
The Sicilian Defence has the largest chapter in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings. This is because of its myriad variations that black can employ after ...
A Kenyan and a South African Walk into an Italian Restaurant in AlgeriaThe African Junior Chess Championship is an annual event that invites players who ...
The Fighting KingA King March, also known as a King Walk, Wondering King, Steel King or Fighting King is used to describe the situation where the Chess King ...
In his book Think Like a Grandmaster Alexander Kotov gives a group of masters a scenario where one is contemplating a move over the chessboard in a ...
The Lighthouse Focus (5th Edition) Tournament took place at Khadija Secondary School, Mombasa, Kenya from Saturday, 29thOctober, 2022 to Sunday 30th ...
I achieved a dismal 4 points out of 9. Well, I did learn quite a lot. First of all, that my French Defence is quite strong. I still have a lot to learn ...
Tournament Report: The tournament took place at Oshwal Academy Mombasa on the 22nd September 2018. This was the 4th edition of the Lighthouse Inter Schools ...
I’m in the business of playing a game with young people. Let me clarify that. I’m in the business of not only playing but teaching a game ...
Lighthouse Inter Universities and Colleges Teams Chess Championship 2019. & Minds on Fire Blitz Open Chess Tournament 2019. Chief Arbiters Report: The ...
Kids filled with both anxiety and eagerness waited in angst for the melodious Damacrest choir to finish the anthem ,so that they could set the ball rolling. ...
The players step into the hall and the air gets charged with excitement and a hint of trepidation. As a chess enthusiast watching from the sidelines ,the ...
It’s now White’s turn to move, he stares at the board and l know that his mind is reeling with candidate moves and the big question on everyone’s ...
In the classic animation, Tom cat and Jerry mouse , Tom usually goes through a series of faults and failures all the while trying to out-maneuver Jerry. ...
As we marked the world international chess day on the 20th of June, I couldn’t help but think about chess and its many benefits. Leave alone the ...
After the games are over and the formalities of the closing ceremony mark the end of a tournament . What happens? A question not many ask, not unless it’s ...
The love is never mutual. It may be classified under thug love, tough love. It may bend to your will, but only if you are conniving. It may need coercing ...
Like all great affairs worth the name, sneaking around with Chess is demanding. She is a mistress who has made men crazy. Family nights have become dates ...
Just like women love diamonds, so does chess. Specifically, diamonds in the rough. It flourishes in the hands of a young eager lover and clinches on to ...
Tournament Report: The tournament took place at Oshwal Academy Mombasa on the 22nd September 2018. This was the 4th edition of the Lighthouse Inter Schools ...
I’m in the business of playing a game with young people. Let me clarify that. I’m in the business of not only playing but teaching a game that is a ...
Lighthouse Inter Universities and Colleges Teams Chess Championship 2019. & Minds on Fire Blitz Open Chess Tournament 2019. Chief Arbiters Report: The ...
Kids filled with both anxiety and eagerness waited in angst for the melodious Damacrest choir to finish the anthem ,so that they could set the ball rolling. ...
The players step into the hall and the air gets charged with excitement and a hint of trepidation. As a chess enthusiast watching from the sidelines ,the ...
It’s now White’s turn to move, he stares at the board and l know that his mind is reeling with candidate moves and the big question on everyone’s ...
In the classic animation, Tom cat and Jerry mouse , Tom usually goes through a series of faults and failures all the while trying to out-maneuver Jerry. ...
As we marked the world international chess day on the 20th of June, I couldn’t help but think about chess and it’s many benefits. Leave alone the textbook ...
After the games are over and the formalities of the closing ceremony mark the end of a tournament . What happens? A question not many ask, not unless it’s ...
The love is never mutual. It may be classified under thug love, tough love. It may bend to your will, but only if you are conniving. It may need coercing ...
Like all great affairs worth the name, sneaking around with Chess is demanding. She is a mistress who has made men crazy. Family nights have become dates ...
Just like women love diamonds, so does chess. Specifically, diamonds in the rough. It flourishes in the hands of a young eager lover and clinches on to ...