GHANAIANS OFF TO FLYING START IN CONTINENTAL CHESS EVENT
Africa Schools Individual Chess Championships – 2021 in Kenya
GHANA’S CHESS TEAM HEADS FOR KENYA
Ghana Chess Team heads to Kenya to participate in the Africa Schools Individual Championships.
2021 NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP (Qualifiers)
The National Chess Championship, commonly referred to as Nationals in the chess community, is an annual chess tournament that sees the participation of the nation’s finest players. These players battle it out for the title of National champion as well as a spot on the National Men and Women’s Chess Teams. The defending champions for…
National Junior Chess Championships 2021 (Phase 1)
The Ghana National Junior Chess Championships is an annual youth tournament organized by the Ghana Chess Association to discover the best Junior chess champion in the country. The Phase 1 of the event is held in the various categories to select the top 2 in the various categories to participate in the Phase 2.
Amoako Philip Selikem Yao wins a silver medal at the 2021 African Youth Chess Championships
2021 AYCCGhana hosts 2021 African Youth Chess ChampionshipsFind out more…At the Best Western Plus Beach HotelBehind the Regional Maritime University Accra, GhanaClick HereWho will be Africa’s FINEST ?Find Out Here Previous Next 2021 <h4>AFRICAN YOUTH <br>CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS</h4> Ghana welcomes you all to the 2021 African Youth Chess Championships which takes place from 17th – 26th…
Where did all the Chicken go!?
Confusion in the restaurant as participants of the African Youth Chess Championships seems to have fallen in love with the Best Western Plus Hotel’s delicious Chicken, which has been the first thing to run out. A good thing there was even more back in the kitchen then. Credits to the Chef and Kitchen Staff of the Hotel. #AYCC2021 #ghanachess #africanchess Article by…
Tears and Laughter
It was a very emotional opening day filled with mixed feelings as some players exited the playing arena with broad smiles while others met their coaches in tears. These emotional times show us just how passionate these young ones are about the lovely game. #AYCC2021 #ghanachess #africanchess Article by Der Schwarze Konig
Mawuli The Wonder Boy
Ghana’s rising star, Mawuli Richardson (1473) of the Knightmare Chess Club, Tema caused a major upset in the second round of the ongoing African Youth Chess Championships as he beat Egypt’s Wafa Hamed (2024) in an amazing game despite the enormous rating gap between them ending the day with a perfect score of 2/2 and racking up an amazing 36.80 rating points to place second in the U14…
Isaac Okeke: Perfect first day
Number 1 seed for the U18 category: Nigeria’s Isaac Okeke shows strong mental fortitude as he wins his tiring first game against Le Roux Emile (RSA) after 73 moves and goes on to beat his second opponent Mcligeyo Robert (KEN) in another equally exciting game to finish the first day with a perfect performance 0f 2/2. #AYCC2021 #ghanachess #africanchess Article by Der Schwarze Konig
The Black Stars shine
The Ghanaian U12 squad made Team Ghana proud as they put up a phenomenal performance in both rounds with 3 of them (Samuel Pierrebourg, Amoako Philip Selikem Yao, and Prasanna Lokesh Chandankhede) finish with a 100 percent win rate to place first, second and third respectively, at the end of the first day. Article by Der Schwarze