🏆 CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST! 🏆 Eastern Uganda Region Chess League 2026 ♟️ The Eastern Uganda Region Chess Association (EURCA) proudly invites all chess clubs across the region (and beyond!) to join our inaugural Chess League! 🔥 🗓️ WHEN: 14th–15th Nov & 28th–29th Nov 2026 Whether you are a long-established powerhouse, a returning club making a comeback, or a brand-new team ready to make your mark we want YOU! 🚀 This is your chance to compete in a professionally managed, high-level regional tournament. Let's grow the game together! 📝 HOW TO APPLY: To submit your Expression of Interest (EOI), please provide the following details: ▪️ Official Club Name: ▪️ Registration Status: (District, URSB, CBO, or specify other) ▪️ Patron Details: (Name, Phone, Email) ▪️ Captain Details: (Name, Phone, FIDE ID if applicable) ▪️ Player Roster: (Names & ratings of your players) forms.gle/pCMA7RFj742jAdFK9 ⏳ Deadline: 30th October 2026 Let the battle of minds begin! 🧠♟️

2026 Africa Schools Individual Chess Championship ♟️ 📅 6–14 Dec 2026 (arrivals 6th, departure 14th) 📍 Mercure Hotel, Windhoek 🏆 Trophies (Open & Ladies winners) 🥇 Medals (Top 3 per category) 📜 FIDE titles Register via Member Federations only. Deadline: 15 Nov 2026

Proud moment for Ugandan chess! 🇺🇬♟️ IA Nakiirya Victoria, Secretary for Women Affairs at the Uganda Chess Federation, has successfully participated in the FIDE Commission for Women’s Chess – Advanced Swiss Manager Seminar (17–18 October 2026). Congratulations Victoria! Continual growth and excellence in women’s chess administration. 💪 📸Allan Mbabani | @BaniBulletin #UgandaChess #FIDE #WomenInChess #SwissManager

Congrats to the 9 candidates who passed the 240th FIDE Arbiters' Seminar! They each earn a FIDE Arbiter norm (pending approval). 👏 🇿🇦 E. Bhila, S. Nkosi, T. Mmola 🇰🇪 A. James, K. Waiganjo, M. Andiwoh 🇲🇼 P. Jayloss, R. Namangale 🇧🇩 T. Tanjila 🧵 1/2 #AfricaChess

Chess for Freedom: Malawi Takes the Lead In 2022, donated chess sets found their way into Maula Prison in Lilongwe, sparking a remarkable transformation. Through a partnership between Dadaz Chess Academy and The Gift of Chess, inmates became players, trainers, and competitors.

One click led to the kind of escape everyone talks about. #TopChoice | #WorthTheClick | #JinjaCity

🏆 KCB CHESS OPEN 2026 — FEEL THE ROAR🦁 Finally - the biggest Grand Prix event of the year in Kenya is at your doorstep. 👉 Register now: alphapass.co.ke/event/kcb-op… Chess. Strategy. Glory. Be part of it. 📞 +254722619441 @KCBInKenya @ChesskenyaF @AfricaChess_Off

Calling all Eastern Uganda Chess Stakeholders! ♟️Join the Eastern Uganda Region Chess Association for a vital Consultative Meeting regarding the upcoming Eastern Uganda Region Chess League. Whether you play, promote, or just love the game, your voice matters! 🗓️ Date: Sunday, 11th October 2026 🕓 Time: 4:00 PM EAT 📍 Venue: Google Meet (Online) 👥 For: Players, Patrons, Promoters & Enthusiasts Let’s shape the future of Eastern Uganda Chess together! 🚀 The meeting link will be shared across stakeholder platforms. #UgandaChess #EURCA #EasternUganda #ChessLeague #ChessCommunity

Africa on the scoreboard. Team Zimbabwe PWD take Round 2 in Samarkand, 3–1 against Myanmar. 🇿🇼 3–1 🇲🇲 Well played, Zimbabwe. @ChessZimbabwe @AfricanChessCon @BruvschessMedia #PWDChess #AfricaChess #ChessOlympiad2026 #Samarkand2026

Team Uganda PWD (seeded 40/41) opens the 3rd FIDE Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities against hosts Uzbekistan 1. Round 1. Samarkand. Today, 15:00 local / 13:00 EAT. Seed does not play the game. The flag does. #TeamUganda #UgandaChess #ThreeFlagsOneTeam #PWDChess #FIDEChessOlympiad @FIDE_chess

Africa is not only on the boards in Samarkand. Africa is also on the arbiter list at the 3rd FIDE Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities. Sector: IA Duke Michieka 🇰🇪 @DukeMichieka Match: IA Zoheir Slami 🇲🇦 Players and officials. Same continent. @FIDE_chess @AfricanChessCon @BruvschessMedia #PWDChess #AfricaChess #ChessArbiters #Samarkand2026

The East is home.

The East is home.👏

Candidate Master (CM) - Musasizi Emmanuel one of the regions great players. He serves as the Treasurer of Eastern Uganda Region Chess Association. He also serves as Secretariat Manager (SM) of Uganda Chess Federation. A great Chess Coach in East Africa and an Old Boy of Busoga College Mwiri. @Mwirian1911 📸Arthur Mukunya - @BaniBulletin #UgandaChess #BaniChess

Meet Mr. Were Samuel - Vice President of Eastern Uganda Region Chess Association. He played in the inaugural Eastern Uganda Region Chess Championship 2026 held at Source of the Nile Hotel, Jinja. His formerly the 2024 Bungoma Open Chess Championship Champion in Kenya. He hails from Butaleja District - Uganda. 📸Arthur Mukunya - @BaniBulletin #UgandaChess

JUST IN: Chess Kenyan Vice champion, Kuka Kyle, 16, is honing his skills at an elite training camp in NYC organized by The Gift of Chess, preparing for daily rated games and instruction from GM Alex Lenderman.