joywendy:

It's saying username not available add me Wendzy

There is a chat box in that app, you don't seem to read it.

ositadima1:


There is a chat box in that app, you don't seem to read it.

Sorry, on chess time right? I didn't know about the chat box till your post here. I have replied.

Lia Lia this thread will not die!


FIDE World rapid Championship and FIDE world women rapids is going on now and we are dead silent on this thread?

So The world rapids Just finished Round 5 out of 15 rounds

Female rapids finished four rounds out of 12 games

Here is the final standing after the 5 Rounds for Fide world rapids

With our WOrld champion lacking behind at 20

Yet he played on board one through out? hows that fair?

Female rapids....Omo mehn these Ukrainians are not smiling both in the world rapids and female rapids. They are leading....

joywendy:
Here is the final standing after the 5 Rounds for Fide world rapids

With our WOrld champion lacking behind at 20

Yet he played on board one through out? hows that fair?

lol I just tire for chess luvers on NL....

alex81:



lol I just tire for chess luvers on NL....

Lol! I swear I don't understand this folks again oo...abi na Xmas celebration them dey do

joywendy:
Hello Guys

I have an issue I think we should discuss....

The concept of female prizes in Nigerian chess

I get the idea that it helps to promote ladies in chess but I feel that the title tends to celebrate mediocrity indirectly.

Especially for some of the ladies who may just focus on getting the female prize and forget that the main prize that is also available for them as well. It just creates an unending cycle.....You see some ladies only coming to participate because they hear that there is a female prize available.

That shouldn't be at all, what's wrong with giving everyone a fair chance of winning? The same playing field? If you keep on with the concept of giving female prizes will most of the females ever see the reason of wanting to compete on a higher scale like everyone else? Wanting to push the boundary?

Is there another way we can encourage ladies without using the concept of female prizes?

Having a separate category (and/or specific prizes) for females is a short term solution to a long term problem. We support similar short term solutions for now.

As you may have hinted, these female prizes are, "to promote ladies in chess". While this may be true, it is does not adequately tackle a much more fundamental issue. Which is, the proportion of female players to total number of players is really really low. Our preliminary statistics based on December 2016 FIDE data indicate about 10% of active FIDE rated players are female! We opine that it is society's historical "negative" views on females playing chess that led to this disparity.

We believe a long term solution is to grow grass root chess for both male and female youngsters.

How will this solution work?

If we introduce a generation of 5 - 12 year old students to the game (equally and without gender prejudice), we will inevitably get a lot of talented and highly competitive youngsters. Imagine if only 0.001 of all Nigerian primary school students have the chess talent gene and are discovered, we would be looking at tens of thousands of future titled players, CM, FM, IM and the elusive GM titles. This new talent pool will have well over 10% female participation, we hope eventually 50%, but even 40 or 30% will be a great start. Since chess does not require the best leg or arm muscles but the best brain, girls and boys are on an equal "nature-set" playing field. Now all we need to do is to equal the "society-set" playing field.

After years of mixed gender competitions, the best of them will definitely include males and females. By the time these youngsters are in their teens, the best females among them will be competing regularly and successfully with their male counterparts and will even feel insulted if anyone invited them to play separately. We would have fundamentally changed the need for separate female prizes in the life time of just one generation.

- LagLeatherbacks

Good job @Wendy

Pls where can I get a chess club @ Lagos environ...Here @ my hood,hardly can you see a good chess player beyond intermediate level..pls help a bro..

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Sergey wins Carlsen again in ongoing blitz tournament in Doha. hmmm

`` i didnt deserve anything from dat game`` ... carlsen.


Carlsens mistakes/inaccuracies is ....... hmmm ... i comment my reserve.... well fingers crossed d tournament not yet over.

*** modified***

the spirit here in NL eh... so dull

Nevertheless am gonna post ds hrt touching qoute from Sergey Karjakin, nd zoom off to disturb another group...

"This title means a lot. After my match I lost against Magnus—it was a good match but I still thought I need to do something to be satisfied. Now I'm satisfied!"

My prayer is dat despite all dat has has happened ds yr, May we all be satisfied come 2017. Happy new yr in advance from alex!

ybalogs:
Good job @Wendy

Thanks Jare. Not active on here would have kept on with the updates.

Happy new year chess family

Hi guys,

Please, can anyone assist me on where I can purchase an electronic chess board in Lagos so that I can play against a computer and brush up my chess skills?

Thanks in advance.

Andy1985ng:
Hi guys,

Please, can anyone assist me on where I can purchase an electronic chess board in Lagos so that I can play against a computer and brush up my chess skills?

Thanks in advance.

no idea bro,

u can install one of d chess online app though...

Longest time, kiddos. How's tha new year been treating y'all?

Looking to resume dishing out chess tips again soon... I believe I was talking about the knight sometime ago, I'll maybe take off from there.

Later.

joywendy:
Why is this thread so silent?

where is chess guru? jay riginal? Toyin dipo? Hay why48? Sain tneo? Behind bobo? Loluo res? Ines qor?

Hi Joy

I think 'Lichess' still remains the best online chess app on android; it is time based hence, one can hardly cheat using a board analyzer.

GenerousLord:
I think 'Lichess' still remains the best online chess app on android; it is time based hence, one can hardly cheat using a board analyzer.

What would you say it's advantages are over an app like chess.com

Also when you say lichess is time based, isn't chess.com also time based?

jayriginal:


What would you say it's advantages are over an app like chess.com

Also when you say lichess is time based, isn't chess.com also time based?

chess.com is restricted in some way; no full access to enjoy all the features of a great chess game, but with lichess it's fun all the way. You can install it and see for yourself.

GenerousLord:

chess.com is restricted in some way; no full access to enjoy all the features of a great chess game, but with lichess it's fun all the way. You can install it and see for yourself.

I've actually been using both and I prefer chess.com. I think you are referring to other features than game play. I agree that chess.com has paid options but when you spoke I thought you meant game play.

Thanks for your contribution man.

jayriginal:


I've actually been using both and I prefer chess.com. I think you are referring to other features than game play. I agree that chess.com has paid options but when you spoke I thought you meant game play.

Thanks for your contribution man.

Alright, you're welcome.

Lichess is great, however I think it sometimes pair u against a computer while u think u Re playing an human...chess.com is the best app for me however

Hello Chess guru...I see its been a while this thread had a recent post from chess lovers so I'll like to know what are the plans for 2017 as regards chess...also I play chess but not competitive ...how can I start to compete regularly with other chess players here in Lagos.
More so is there a group whatapp for NL chess lovers/players.

Chess is a game of strategy mixed with patients and concentration......

Pls for any contact as regards the game reach me on 09033964822....

cifo1145:
Hello Chess guru...I see its been a while this thread had a recent post from chess lovers so I'll like to know what are the plans for 2017 as regards chess...also I play chess but not competitive ...how can I start to compete regularly with other chess players here in Lagos.
More so is there a group whatapp for NL chess lovers/players.

Chess is a game of strategy mixed with patients and concentration......

Pls for any contact as regards the game reach me on 09033964822....

Where in Lagos are you at?

LagLeatherbacks:


Having a separate category (and/or specific prizes) for females is a short term solution to a long term problem. We support similar short term solutions for now.

As you may have hinted, these female prizes are, "to promote ladies in chess". While this may be true, it is does not adequately tackle a much more fundamental issue. Which is, the proportion of female players to total number of players is really really low. Our preliminary statistics based on December 2016 FIDE data indicate about 10% of active FIDE rated players are female! We opine that it is society's historical "negative" views on females playing chess that led to this disparity.

We believe a long term solution is to grow grass root chess for both male and female youngsters.

How will this solution work?

If we introduce a generation of 5 - 12 year old students to the game (equally and without gender prejudice), we will inevitably get a lot of talented and highly competitive youngsters. Imagine if only 0.001 of all Nigerian primary school students have the chess talent gene and are discovered, we would be looking at tens of thousands of future titled players, CM, FM, IM and the elusive GM titles. This new talent pool will have well over 10% female participation, we hope eventually 50%, but even 40 or 30% will be a great start. Since chess does not require the best leg or arm muscles but the best brain, girls and boys are on an equal "nature-set" playing field. Now all we need to do is to equal the "society-set" playing field.

After years of mixed gender competitions, the best of them will definitely include males and females. By the time these youngsters are in their teens, the best females among them will be competing regularly and successfully with their male counterparts and will even feel insulted if anyone invited them to play separately. We would have fundamentally changed the need for separate female prizes in the life time of just one generation.

- LagLeatherbacks

In light of the recent events concerning WGM Hou Yifan's protests about the pairings in the Gibraltar open, what do you guys think?

tens4real:
Where in Lagos are you at?

Mainland...but can we have a better chat on WhatsApp pls contact me via 09033964822 Regards.

Bumbae1 check my personal text and let me know when you're done.

Done

There's a Chessbot on telegram. Pretty amusing. You can actually play chess with it.

Finally found the thread...

I NEED to learn how to play chess anyone willing to tutor me living in abuja?