Winners have emerged in the third edition of the yearly Benin Chess Tournament held at the Indoor Sports Hall of the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City. They emerged in four categories including Masters, U-16, U- 14, U- 10, and Amateur categories.
Over 200 contestants from Edo, Bayelsa, Delta, Abuja, Lagos, Imo, Abia, Kogi and Katsina states attended the five-day event sponsored by 7up Bottling Company. President of Nigerian Chess Federation (NCF), Adeyemi Lekan, and the Chief Arbiter, Obinna Ogbonaya, were at the event.
National Instructor of the Chess tournament, Princess Omoyemwen Adeyinka Afolabi, said the first prize winners would smile home with N120,000, second prize would bag N60,000 while third prize winners would get N30,000.
She said the aim of the tournament was to increase the awareness of chess in Edo State and Nigeria and to help raise the standard of the indoor game in the country.
General Manager of the Benin Plant of 7up Bottling Company, Victor Oladele, praised the turn out of participants, adding that he hoped that the young chess players would do the country proud in the years to come.
Aghosa Muenhanosa FearGod emerged winner in the U- 16 category while Aghosa Osagbeuwune emerged winner in the U- 14 category.
In the Amateur category, Nesimeye Joma came top while Kigigha Bomo led others in the Master category.
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