A Remarkable End to the 2023 National Chess Championship
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A Remarkable End to the 2023 National Chess Championship

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CM Kwabena Adu-Poku wins the coveted National Chess Championship title for the 3rd consecutive time. Gertrude Banini wins the prestigious National Women’s Chess Championship on her first attempt. The 2023 Ghana National Chess Championship Finals, two 10 player round-robin tournaments (Open and Ladies sections) were held over 5 days from December 26-30 at the Ghana college of…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: THE 12TH PRESIDENT’S CUP
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: THE 12TH PRESIDENT’S CUP

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The President’s Cup is the longest running chess tournament organized annually in Ghana.

Ghana’s Maud Benson wins the Zone 4.2 (West Africa) Individual Chess Championship

Ghana’s Maud Benson wins the Zone 4.2 (West Africa) Individual Chess Championship

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Maud Benson, a 21-year-old Mechanical Engineering student of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) makes all of Ghana proud as she emerges victorious in the women’s section of the Zone 4.2 Individual Chess Championship. Unlike most professional chess players who start chess at a very early age, Maud learned to play chess…

Chicago Chess Foundation Students Heading to Ghana for Chess Exchange
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Chicago Chess Foundation Students Heading to Ghana for Chess Exchange

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Six students from the Chicago Chess Foundation will visit Chorkor, a small fishing community in Accra, Ghana for a week-long stay aimed at promoting cross-cultural understanding and citizen diplomacy. During the visit, the students will teach, play chess and learn about the local culture from their Ghanaian peers. In exchange, the locals will learn about…

The Reliable Ghanaian Chess Youngsters anxious to make a statement in Panama
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The Reliable Ghanaian Chess Youngsters anxious to make a statement in Panama

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Ghanaian Delegation set off to the 2022 World School Individual Chess Championships in Panama

GCA appoints Hungarian GM as National Team Coach
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GCA appoints Hungarian GM as National Team Coach

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As part of the preparations for the upcoming 44th world chess Olympiad which scheduled to take place from July 28th to August 10th, 2022 in Chennai, India, GCA with the support of the World Chess Federation has put together a 2-phase training program for the Ghana National Chess Team (The Golden Knights).

GHANAIANS OFF TO FLYING START IN CONTINENTAL CHESS EVENT
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GHANAIANS OFF TO FLYING START IN CONTINENTAL CHESS EVENT

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Africa Schools Individual Chess Championships – 2021 in Kenya

GHANA’S CHESS TEAM HEADS FOR KENYA
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GHANA’S CHESS TEAM HEADS FOR KENYA

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Ghana Chess Team heads to Kenya to participate in the Africa Schools Individual Championships.

2021 NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP (Qualifiers)
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2021 NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP (Qualifiers)

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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…

Mawuli The Wonder Boy
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Mawuli The Wonder Boy

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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
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Isaac Okeke: Perfect first day

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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

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National Youth Online Chess Championships 2021

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The National Youth Chess Championship is an annual event where the youth in the age categories of Under 18yrs, Under 16yrs, and Under 14yrs compete over the chessboard for the National Prize of National Champion in their respective categories. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s event was held online (First of its kind). Below…

Online Chess Olympiad
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Online Chess Olympiad

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Ghana Set To Play Online Chess Olympiad PRESS RELEASE: GHANA CHESS ASSOCIATION Ghana National chess team is set to participate in the first ever Online Chess Olympiad organized by the World Chess Federation (FIDE) from 24th July to 30th August 2020. Ghana will play from 31st July to 2nd August in pool E alongside 9…

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CHECKMATE COVID-19

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PHASE ONE QUALIFIERS FOR 2019 NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS HELD
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PHASE ONE QUALIFIERS FOR 2019 NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS HELD

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The National Chess Championships, commonly referred to as Nationals, is an annual chess tournament used to determine the National Men and Women’s Chess champions in Ghana. The defending champions for the tournament are IM Francis Anquandah and WCM Tobi Felix for Men’s and Women’s categories respectively. Giving that 2020 is an Olympiad year, the first 5…

Knightmares Chess Club retains the Team Championship trophy
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Knightmares Chess Club retains the Team Championship trophy

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The 2018 Team championships ended successfully last night at the Thoedosia Oko Hockey stadium. 13 teams and 66 players participated in this year’s event; the highest so far. The tournament was  played in 7 round swiss format. Most teams consisted of 4 players and a reserve with a compulsory female on either board two or…

PRESEC UNLOCKING POTENTIALS THROUGH CHESS
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PRESEC UNLOCKING POTENTIALS THROUGH CHESS

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The Presec-Legon Chess club held its “Unlocking Potentials through chess” event on Friday the 18th of March 2022 and were graced with the presence of the president of the Ghana Chess Association Mr. Philip Ameku who gave a speech and donated a handful of chess boards to the club. The event started off with a…

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PEACEFUL CONCLUSION TO THE 2022 GHANA CHESS ASSOCIATION ELECTIONS

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The Ghana Chess Association held its election on Saturday, 26th February 2022 to elect Executive Members of the Association. This is the first time the association has seen 100% participation in the voting exercise. The event ended at 4 pm GMT where the Electoral Commission (EC) announced the results to the general public via the…

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2022 ELECTION ANNOUNCEMENT FOR GHANA CHESS ASSOCIATION

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The Ghana Chess Association will hold an election on Saturday, 26th February 2022 to elect Executive Members of the Association following the procedures in their constitution. This is the first time the association’s elections of Executive Members will be done via e-voting. Please see aspirants below.