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CHESS

Discovering Cape Town’s eclectic listening bars, where nightlife is redefined
Friday
/ 5 July 2024

Discovering Cape Town’s eclectic listening bars, where nightlife is redefined

The popularity of two Cape Town listening bars points to the need for more eclectic music spaces

By Julia Snowball
Rise of the indomitable chess machines
Opinion
/ 23 October 2022

Rise of the indomitable chess machines

While sophisticated programs increase the risk of cheating in tournaments, they reveal ever deeper insights to analysts and players

By Mark Rubery
Niemann v Carlsen: Computers have killed the heart and soul of chess
Opinion
/ 15 October 2022

Niemann v Carlsen: Computers have killed the heart and soul of chess

A high-level cheating scandal that is rocking the game demonstrates the insidious takeover of the sport by artificial intelligence-powered machines

By Darryl Accone
Nigerian chess champ lifts the lives of teenagers living under a bridge
Africa
/ 2 May 2022

Nigerian chess champ lifts the lives of teenagers living under a bridge

Babatunde Onakoya’s actions are being compared with that of Robert Katende from the movie, ‘Queen of Katwe’, thanks to his nonprofit, Chess in Slums Africa

By Gabriella Opara
The most bizarre cheats in sporting history
Article
/ 17 July 2019

The most bizarre cheats in sporting history

Doping bridge players? Cyclist gangs? Some competitors will go to any lengths to win

By Luke Feltham
‘Berserker’ chess mate quite Uigly
Article
/ 7 June 2019

‘Berserker’ chess mate quite Uigly

Another Lewis chess piece has been found

By Shaun De Waal
Praggnanandhaa playing like a Grandmaster ‘before he became one’
Article
/ 25 June 2018

Praggnanandhaa playing like a Grandmaster ‘before he became one’

Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa won the title at an event in northern Italy that ended on Sunday

By Gemma Ritchie
Slice of life: A cool new voice in gaming
Article
/ 23 March 2018

Slice of life: A cool new voice in gaming

‘In 2012 everyone else was blogging about food and fashion but there was no cool black voice talking about gaming’

By Thulebona Mhlanga
Thousands to benefit from chess as a teaching tool
Article
/ 15 November 2011

Thousands to benefit from chess as a teaching tool

President Jacob Zuma hopes that an old game will help learners improve their maths skills.

By Thabo Mohlala
No qualms over Gaddafi game, says chess boss
Article
/ 13 June 2011

No qualms over Gaddafi game, says chess boss

The controversial head of world chess said on Monday he had no qualms about playing Muammar Gaddafi in Tripoli while fighting raged across Libya.

By Staff Reporter
No image available
Article
/ 31 October 2008

The new chess queen

Alexandra Kosteniuk — sometimes dubbed the ”Anna Kournikova of chess” — last month became the 14th women’s world chess champion.

By Tim Lewis
No image available
Article
/ 1 December 1989

The father who breeds geniuses

Long before his three daughters were born, Hungarian teacher Laszlo Polgar planned that they would grow up to be chess Grandmasters. And they have.

By Weekly Mail Reporter

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