The first ever international online chess league begins in January 2017 and a team based in Lagos will be competing! Follow our journey on https://www.chess.com/tv where games will be broadcasted live!

Some super stars already confirmed to play: Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Wesley So, Fabiano Caruana, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Li Chao and many more https://www.chess.com/news/view/48-teams-over-100-grandmasters-to-play-pro-chess-league-7020

We will upload updates here on Nairaland as well as on twitter @LagLeatherbacks and Facebook @LagLeatherbacks.

Our ultimate goal is to find and develop talent which we believe abounds in this great country. Come cheer your home boys and girls as we play our part in putting Nigeria on the World chess map! https://www.chess.com/club/lagos-leatherbacks-fan-club

- LagLeatherbacks

is anybody competing in nigeria here?
am a very big chess fan... i play in yabatech chess club

Jerrylolo:
is anybody competing in nigeria here?
am a very big chess fan... i play in yabatech chess club

Yes @Jerrylolo,

A lot of young and upcoming Nigerian chess stars will be playing for the Lagos Leatherbacks. The League teams are city based. The Lagos Leatherbacks is made up of players who have some connection with Lagos. Live, work, or school in Lagos. If you play for the Yabatech chess club, you have fulfilled that requirement

Next, you will need a Chess.com account. It is free. If you play a lot of online chess you already know that.

Then come over to https://www.chess.com/club/lagos-leatherbacks-fan-club or Twitter @LagLeatherbacks or FB @LagLeatherbacks lets get to know you a little more. Who knows, during the league season, you might get substituted into a match and face a real grandmaster

Cheers,

- LagLeatherbacks

LagLeatherbacks:


Yes @Jerrylolo,

A lot of young and upcoming Nigerian chess stars will be playing for the Lagos Leatherbacks. The League teams are city based. The Lagos Leatherbacks is made up of players who have some connection with Lagos. Live, work, or school in Lagos. If you play for the Yabatech chess club, you have fulfilled that requirement

Next, you will need a Chess.com account. It is free. If you play a lot of online chess you already know that.

Then come over to https://www.chess.com/club/lagos-leatherbacks-fan-club or Twitter @LagLeatherbacks or FB @LagLeatherbacks lets get to know you a little more. Who knows, during the league season, you mi
ght get substituted into a match and face a real grandmaster

Cheers,

- LagLeatherbacks

i have account with chess.com

Jerrylolo:
i have account with chess.com

That is fantastic Jerrylolo. We see you already on https://www.chess.com/club/lagos-leatherbacks-fan-club . You have met the basic requirements to play in the league. If you get selected as part of our team roster, we could call upon you during the season to "rep" your city in a game or two.

All chess loving people are invited to come watch and support Naija chess on https://www.chess.com/tv

Match updates will be put up here on NL, Twitter @LagLeatherbacks and FB @LagLeatherbacks. Team website under "serious" development

Meanwhile the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championship has started in Doha, Qatar.

https://www.chess.com/news/view/carlsen-grischuk-to-defend-titles-at-world-rapid-blitz-9496

Oh by the way, you can also watch the Doha tournament live right now on https://www.chess.com/tv

Cheers!

- LagLeatherbacks

LagLeatherbacks:


That is fantastic Jerrylolo. We see you already on https://www.chess.com/club/lagos-leatherbacks-fan-club . You have met the basic requirements to play in the league. If you get selected as part of our team roster, we could call upon you during the season to "rep" your city in a game or two.

All chess loving people are invited to come watch and support Naija chess on Chess.com/TV.

Match updates will be put up here on NL, Twitter @LagLeatherbacks and FB @LagLeatherbacks. Team website under "serious" development

Meanwhile the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championship has started in Doha, Qatar.

https://www.chess.com/news/view/carlsen-grischuk-to-defend-titles-at-world-rapid-blitz-9496

Oh by the way, you can also watch the Doha tournament live right now on Chess.com/TV

Cheers!

- LagLeatherbacks

yeah tnx, i hv joined the club

Final round of the FIDE World Rapid Championship in Doha, Qatar begins in a few minutes. https://www.chess.com/tv

The Rapid Chess defending Champion, Magnus Carlsen is now tied for first with Vassily Ivanchuk, Alexander Grischuk, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Ian Nepomniachtchi.

- LagLeatherbacks

Our first league match starts today, Wednesday, 11 Jan 2017, 8:30pm Nigerian time.

The Lagos Leatherbacks ( us :-) ) will be facing the Dublin Desperados (from Ireland).

Join us https://www.chess.com/club/lagos-leatherbacks-fan-club and watch us live www.chess.com/tv

Match over. Week 1 done for us.

The Lagos Leatherbacks put up a great fight and even scored some upsets but lost the match. Special mention to Femi who made Grandmaster Maz sweat. Queen versus 2 rooks end game!

Can't wait for next week line up!

#prochess

The North American division is still on for those still awake www.chess.com/tv

@LagLeatherbacks

Only 3 teams from Africa and 2 of them from Nigeria (...the other from South Africa)! Naija dey represent sha

This week, we take on our Naija "senior brodas"!

Come watch us live on https://www.chess.com/tv at 8:30pm Nigerian time as we take on the Abuja Rockstars!

Superb commentary by a team of world renowned international chess masters, Willams, Steil-Antoni, Trent, Rudolf, Kraai, Krush, Pruess, Yermo!

Join us on twitter https://www.twitter.com/LagLeatherbacks, facebook https://www.facebook.com/LagLeatherbacks and chess.com https://www.chess.com/club/lagos-leatherbacks-fan-club.

LagLeatherbacks

What do Turtles and Stars have in common?

Come find out on 18 January 2017, 8:30pm when @LagLeatherbacks meets and greets @AbujaRockStars at @PROChessLeague![img][/img]

Mission Impossible as the @LagLeatherbacks attempt to take the @Lond0n_Towers 19:40GMT on Wednesday 25 January!

Watch the action on www.chess.com/tv with commentary from David Pruess, Fiona Steil-Antoni, Dejan Bojkov, Lawrence Trent, Maxim Dlugy, Jesse Kraai and Alex Yermolinsky! Sometimes it is still unbelievable
#prochess

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Our opponents on Wednesday 25 January:

Grandmaster (GM) Jonathan Hawkins
International Master (IM) Ameet Ghasi
Grandmaster (GM) Keith Arkell
International Master (IM) Thomas Rendle

Some of us will be claiming our first GM/IM scalps in 2 days. Mission Impossible you say? You have been briefed!

Hi pls can I get a number to call I'm interested

LagLeatherbacks:
The first ever international online chess league begins in January 2017 and a team based in Lagos will be competing! Follow our journey on https://www.chess.com/tv where games will be broadcasted live!

Some super stars already confirmed to play: Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Wesley So, Fabiano Caruana, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Li Chao and many more https://www.chess.com/news/view/48-teams-over-100-grandmasters-to-play-pro-chess-league-7020

We will upload updates here on Nairaland as well as on twitter @LagLeatherbacks and Facebook @LagLeatherbacks.

Our ultimate goal is to find and develop talent which we believe abounds in this great country. Come cheer your home boys and girls as we play our part in putting Nigeria on the World chess map! https://www.chess.com/club/lagos-leatherbacks-fan-club

- LagLeatherbacks