Continuing on her mission to develop Junior chess in Nigeria, the Danhypro Chess Academy kicked off her second edition of the DANHYPRO INVITATIONAL CHESS TOURNAMENT. The first edition resulted in tremendous growth of the junior player category. Also, it proved to stakeholders that Junior Chess in Nigeria is worth the investment. The first edition of […]
DANHYPRO U-20 CHESS TOUR ABUJA EDITION 2021
The Danhypro U-20 Abuja edition event had a total of 64 participants and was a gaping contrast to the first edition (Port Harcourt) which had 25 participants. It was a 9-round rapid tournament and was very interesting through to round 9 as the participation of new players made a whole lot of difference. The hosts […]
1ST DANHYPRO INVITATIONAL TEAM TOURNAMENT
The tournament had a total of 14 participants matched in a Scheveningen style team event, consisting of 7 players representing the juniors and 7 players representing the Non-juniors. The tournament was fully sponsored by Danhypro Services Limited and was held from the 12th of March to the 14th of March at the Pedachess club, Ikorodu, […]
DANHYPRO U-20 CHESS TOUR PORT HARCOURT EDITION 2021
The Danhypro U20 Chess Tour Port Harcourt Edition was held on the 30th-31st of January 2021 at the Aldgate Hotel, 308 Sani Abacha Road, GRA Phase III, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The tournament was of 9 rounds, with a time control of 10 minutes + 10 seconds, 25 participants, and a total of 425 thousand […]
IM DANIEL ANWULI WINS THE NIGERIA CHESS FEDERATION NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP 2020
IM Daniel Anwuli wins the Nigeria chess federation national championship, emerging as the overall victor of the championship with a total of 7 points. IM Daniel Anwuli participated in the championship held from 10th – 14th March 2020 at Kings Riverside Resort, Iwo, Osun State and placed the first position in the open section after […]
IM Daniel Anwuli represents Nigeria at 2019 World Chess tournament in Russia
Daniel Anwuli, an “International Master (IM)”, is the only Nigerian among 128 players from across the globe that will feature in the 2019 Chess World Cup in Russia. Newsmen report that Anwuli is the only qualified player from Nigeria according to the World Chess Federation (FIDE) website on Friday. The Chess World Cup 2019, a […]
Our very own NM Babatunde Onakoya features on BBC
We are very proud of the feats NM Babatunde Onakoya have conquered in his philanthropic adventures. Our national hero features on BBC