Promoting Queens

Two years ago, Promoting Queens was just a dream. Today, we’ve reached 500+ girls across Africa — teaching them more than chess. We’re building confidence, courage, and queens who dare to lead. From Nigeria to Kenya, the movement is growing. And we’re just getting started. ♟👑

I paired my students with my friends who are professional chess players. 80% of my students started Chess from scratch less than 2 months ago. The goal was not to win but to learn. They played sooo well♥️

Every powerful move on the chessboard starts with belief. At Promoting Queens, we’re not just teaching girls how to play chess. we’re teaching them how to trust their minds, own their space, and move with confidence. ♟ Because in a game where doubt can cost you everything, hope keeps you thinking, and confidence keeps you playing. We’re raising girls who don’t shrink under pressure they rise, they learn, and they come back stronger. The board is yours. Make your move. ✨

Every powerful move on the chessboard starts with belief. At Promoting Queens, we’re not just teaching girls how to play chess. we’re teaching them how to trust their minds, own their space, and move with confidence. ♟ Because in a game where doubt can cost you everything, hope keeps you thinking, and confidence keeps you playing. We’re raising girls who don’t shrink under pressure they rise, they learn, and they come back stronger. The board is yours. Make your move. ✨

I've been playing over-the-board chess for a while now, and one thing that always bugged me was how many of my games just disappeared after I played them. Your options? Write it on a score sheet, which rules out blitz. Record yourself on video, but manually entering moves into an engine is tedious. Or buy an electronic board for $200–$1,000 that isn't always reliable. I just wanted to point my camera at the board and get the position. That sent me down a rabbit hole — computer vision, machine learning, late nights reading about neural network architectures, training models to work across different boards, lighting conditions, and piece styles. When I finally had a working app on my phone and could point it at a board and instantly get the position — that was one of the best feelings. It's called KnightVision. It's out now. Go check it out.

Congratulations to the Makerere University Chess Ladies Team! We proudly celebrate your outstanding achievement of securing 2nd place at the Women Games organized by the Federation of Eastern Africa University Sports. Keep pushing, keep shining, and aiming even higher Well done!

The Chess for Cure Gala takes place on April 24th. Learn more bout the event and how you can get involved-> give.ccf.org/event/chess-fo…

Show this to your daughter, to your mom, to your girlfriend, or any woman in your life. It is such a powerful story about female greatness.

Many of us have done things we’re not proud of or wish we had done differently. Inmates in Kirikiri Medium Prison are being corrected to become better people. They are people like us, but their past decisions have put them in a place where they need to reflect and be corrected.

Haaland's new company now owns 25 % of Norway Chess.

I celebrate greatness 💯

She’s not just winning, she’s inspiring a generation of girls to dream bigger. Alice Lee became a National Master at 10, dominated the American Cup, and recently became the first woman to reach 3000 Elo on @chesscom milestone no one else has achieved. 👑♟️ Her story is more than trophies and titles. It’s about breaking barriers, rewriting expectations, and showing girls everywhere that they belong at every table and every board. At Promoting Queens, we celebrate champions like her and empower girls to reach for their own milestones.

Chess is 30 years ahead of every other profession in dealing with AI. The best case study we have for what's coming. 4 lessons: 1. Human-AI collaboration had a 15-year shelf life in chess. "Human in the loop" is a phase.

Women's chess: @GMJuditPolgar explains why mindset is everything. Full podcast out now!

Amazing!

Our club is making World Children's Voices heard by global leaders through their involvement in #SDGs by the United Nations. From Barcelona in 2018 to Seme-Border in 2026: Goals Beyond The Game. Join us.

Winners from the 2026 British Rapidplay Championship🏆 Harriet Hunt, Bodhana Sivanandan, and Trisha Kanyamarala share the British Women’s Rapidplay title, joined here by Freddy Waldhausen Gordon, the 2026 British Rapidplay Champion. Congratulations to all! 📸: Ife Olayinka

As humans we make over 100 decisions a day… But here's what no one prepares you for ; School will teach you maths. English. How to find x. But does any of that actually help you make better decisions? I didn't think so either. I found chess at 19 and it was the first time something taught me how to think before I moved. Not what to think… How. That's what we now teach the girls in our programs at @promotingqueens Not just chess. How to pause. How to evaluate. How to decide. Want to start tonight? Learn the rook with your daughter — it only moves in straight lines. If she knows what a straight line is, she can already play. You can try using ChessKid.com , very kid friendly💜💜💜

For a while now, we’ve been documenting our son Aarav’s chess journey on Instagram. The struggles, the hard work, the school-chess balancing act, and the real side of being a chess parent. Would love your support, give us a follow! 👉 instagram.com/aaravsarbalia Thank you! 😊

Inspiring to see The Gift of Chess addressing the United Nations. I am stepping up efforts to address the world during the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup. As a former migrant street child from the Abidjan–Lagos corridor, I am now using chess, football and freestyle football to support the social and economic reintegration of out-of-school and street children across Benin, Côte d’Ivoire and Togo. Since the launch of the SDGs branded soccer balls by the UN in 2016, our team has been using them in amateur games and freestyle events so these children feel they too can contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals. In 2023, I became an Ambassador of The Gift of Chess in Benin and integrated chess into our programmes, helping children learn strategy, confidence and resilience. Together with students from La Salle Educational Institutions that visited us at the Seme-Border last year, we co-designed World’s Children 2030 AgendART, combining chess, football and art to mobilize children for the SDGs. Our next dream is to bring the voices of these children to the world during the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Mexico City, using the global power of sport and chess to show that children from the streets can also help change the world. ♟️⚽🌍 @Lizchess08 @FIDE_chess @WFFA_ayniab @FIFAcom @MexOnu @sisiolojuede @venusakingba @OppongRenelle

Por tan sólo medio punto de desempate, la joven Irene López Pereira se proclamó ganadora del 2º Encuentro de Ajedrez del día de la mujer. Le acompañaron en el podio Diana Tenani Abdunazarova como mejor clasificada infantil y Laura Aguado Boto como mejor veterana.