The Eswatini Chess Federation was chartered in 2006 and joined FIDE in 2011. The federation has had regular activity, mostly on the school level, but they have also hosted successful open tournaments. The country of Eswatini has a long history, but the nation itself is young, having changed its name from Swaziland in 2018. In the last Olympiad in Budapest, Eswatini did the nation proud winning a bronze medal in Category E.
A very touching video profiling coach William Saime and the Trojan Horse chess club circulated on social media. The children featured in the video are well-spoken and show that their study of chess has undoubtedly paid off. The future is bright for Eswatini chess!
2024 Chess Olympiad: Round 10Saturday, 21 September 2024 India close to making history! Open Wesley So (USA) set to face Rameshbabu Praggnanadhaa (IND)Photo by Daaim Shabazz/The Chess Drum Wow! In the penultimate round of the 2024 Chess Olympiad, India impressively beat the U.S. and has virtually clinched the gold medal.…
The African Diaspora was again in full force to compete at the Chess Olympiad for honors. Twenty years ago, little attention was paid to smaller nations, and almost no photographs were taken of players and delegates. Photographers and mainstream chess websites focused primarily on the top boards as if there…
The Chess Olympiad is chock full of inspirational stories that become part of the event's history. The Olympiad in Batumi had more than 180 nations participating so there was no shortage of them. In fact, ChessBase India did the best job in capturing the essence of wide experiences among the…
