From Christiana T. Alabi, Lagos
Adekanye Anjola of Platform School, Ipaja – Lagos has emerged champion of the Lagos State Chess Tournament organised by Progress Educational Consult.
Amir Obe, also of Platform School won second place in the chess tournament meant for primary school pupils held at Solid Steps International School, Ikotun, Lagos.
The third position was clinched by Jaeden Osemene of Amiable Preparatory school , Shasha, Lagos.
While the champion got a trophy, the second and third place winners got plaques. They were also all presented with certificates of participation.
Other schools that participated in the tournament are Success Gate School, Alagbado, Lagos; Diamond Hall, Idumu, Lagos, as well as Sophem Nursery and Primary School, Ipaja, Lagos also participated in the tournament.
Chess is a board game played between two people. It is an abstract strategy game and involves no hidden information. It is played on a square chessboard with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. At the start, each player, one controlling the white pieces, and the other controlling the black pieces, controls 16 pieces: one king, one queen, two rocks, two bishops, two knights, and eight pawns.
The object of the game is to checkmate the opponent’s king, whereby the king is under immediate attack (in “check”) and there is no way for it to escape. There are also several ways a game can end in a draw.
Founder of Progress Educational Consult and Administrator at Solid Steps Int’l School, Mr. Fabowale Emmanuel Oluseun said chess game helps improve critical thinking in children.
“In chess, if you think positively, you will win. So, we are building a new generation of kids who will think before they act,” he said, noting that the consult plans to go national and international with the tournament.
