Ilorin Set to Host ABN Rapid Chess Tournament with Over 40 Participants
No fewer than 40 professional and amateur chess players are set to compete in the Ahmed Bolaji Nagode (ABN) Rapid Chess Tournament on November 30 in Ilorin, the capital of Kwara State.
The event, sponsored by veteran chess enthusiast Ahmed Nagode, aims to promote chess culture and nurture local talents. Speaking to journalists in Ilorin, the Technical Director of the Nigeria Chess Federation and Vice Chairman of the Kwara Chess Association, Ali Durotoye, highlighted the tournament's potential to elevate the status of chess in the state.
Nigeria's current National Open Chess champion, Adeoti Bolaji, who is also a superintendent with the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, will lead other participants in the competition.
He said “Others include North Central women's champion Merydiyya Abdulsalam, Emmanuel Anuebunwa, and Ojo David.
“The event will follow a rapid chess format, requiring quick decision-making and strategic thinking, with participants from diverse categories, including male, female, and junior players,” Durotoye said.
According to him, the tournament seeks to foster inclusivity, with prizes for the best female junior player, to encourage fearless competition among young and female players.
“Additionally, a national arbiter certification seminar will precede the tournament from 26 to 30 November, equipping chess officials with the skills to manage future tournaments effectively”, he added.
Durotoye noted that the Nigeria Chess Federation and Kwara Chess Association are supporting the tournament.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Valsolar-Kwara Company Limited Christopher Ayeni Kudirat Arinola Lawal Okiki Oluwarotimi Boluwatife Adenike BIR Mohammed Kamaludeen Laduba Oba Mogaji Abdulkadir Alaaya Oloje Olatunji Abdulmumeen Ilorin Emirate Staff Association Barakat Community Secondary School Kale Belgore Oke-Ero Aro Yahaya Mohammed Ghali Alaaya Lanre Olosunde Musa Alhassan Buge Ghali Muhammed Benin Republic Hassan Oyeleke Okasanmi Ajayi NURTW Sulaiman Gado Split Diamond Interchange Ishaq Salman Bilikis Oladimeji Sulyman Buhari ER-KANG Mining Nigeria Company Limited Oba Sulaiman Asude Olatunde Jare Olota Of Odo-Owa Saheed Akinwumi Egbewole Shoprite Memunat Monsuma Mubarak Oladosu Vasolar Consortium Onilorin Of Ilorin Nigeria Computer Society KWACOBPA Crystal Corner Shops Funmilayo Isiaka Oniwa Suleiman Yahya Alapansapa Omoniyi M. Ayinla Haliru Dantoro NFAI Freshvine Nigeria Limited Kwara State Internal Revenue Service Abdulquawiy Olododo AbdulRasaq Abdulmajeed Alaro Lateef Ademola Olatunji Ahmed Ayinla Jimoh Akande Idowu Ayoola Muhammed Geri-Alimi Split Diamond Interchange Abdulrahman Onikijipa Kwara Central Abdullahi AbdulMajeed Gabriel Fashanu Ahmed \'Lateef Ilesha Gwanara Road Mutawali Of Ilorin Ibraheem Adeola Katibi Baba Issa Awoye Abdulrazaq Aiyelabegan Babata Ilorin Folashade Omoniyi Ojuekun Yusuf Ibitokun Sherifat Ilofa Aremu Bose Deborah Unilorin Trader Moni Shagari

