Ilorin Set to Host ABN Rapid Chess Tournament with Over 40 Participants

Date: 2024-11-26

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.

VADA     Sun Qing Rong     Wahab Femi Agbaje     JAMB     Emir Of Ilorin     Ahmed Idris Mohammed     Ridhwanullah Al-Ilory     Idris Amosa Oladipo Saidu     Unilorin FM     11th Galadima     Abdulhakeem Amao     Ayinde Oki     Ibrahim Akaje     Oko     Tunde Kazeem     Sarkin Malamai     IF-K     Kwara Volleyball Association     Bola Tinubu     Abdulrahman Iliasu     Hassan Saliu     Makama Of Kaiama     Micheal Imoudu     Akanji     Shero     Oba-Solagberu     Gbemi Saraki     Orisa Bridge     Dagbalodo     Tafida Of Kaiama     Wahab Issa     Turaki     MMWG     AGILE Programme     Donatus Ejidike     Suleiman Ajadi     Florence Saraki     Aliyu Sabi     Quarry Royal Valley     Sardauna Of Ilorin     Folaranmi Aro     Moshood Mustapha     Gobir     Computer Based Test     HICA     Farouk Salim     Nigeria Governors\' Forum     ARMTI     Senate     Young Progressives Party     Bola Shagaya     Halimat Yusuf     Olatunde Jare     Dapo Teni Nig Enterprise     Alabi Olayemi Abdulrazak     Okin Malt     Ohoro Of Shao     Omoniyi Ayinla     Bello Abubakar     Muhammed Taofeeq Abdulrazaq     Special Agro-industrial Processing Zone     Muhammed Akanbi     Senior Ibrahim Suleiman     Esinniobiwa Quareeb     KWATMA     New Model Police Station     Ahman Pategi     Otoge     Sa\'adu Salahu     Aso-ofi     Kassim Babamale     Kwara State Branch Of The National Library     Monsurat Omotosho     Sulyman Atolagbe Alege     Yusuf Olaolu Ali     SUBEB     Aliyu Alhassan    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Agbarere     Marufat Oladosu     Idris Amosa Oladipo Saidu     Garment Factory     Abdulmumini AbdulRazaq     Mujtabah Bature     Mary Kemi Adeosun     Abdulrasheed Akogun     Olabode Towoju     Saka Balikis Kehinde     Afusat Nike Ibrahim     Oba Mogaji Abdulkadir     Samuel Adedoyin     Muslimah Entrepreneurship Forum     Elese Of Igbaja     Ganmo Electricity Sub-Station     Basic Education Certificate Examination     David Oyedepo     Sam Onile     Onilorin Of Ilorin     Olaiya Victor Mobolaji     Bukola Ajikobi     Suleiman Idris     Ope Saraki     Akorede     Kwara     Okeose Christian Cementary     Hausa     Abdullahi G. Mohammad     Ogidi-Oloje     Kunle Okeowo     Abdulkadir Jimoh     Alabe     Labour Party     Neo Mundo Ltd     Muhammad Yahya     Turaki     Niyi Ogundiran     Moses Salami     Hamza Usman     Press Release     Kumbi Titilope     Sobi Specialist Hospital     Sai Kayi     Onikijipa     Simon Sayomi     Smart School     Sheriff Shagaya     Ajibike Katibi     Aishat Sulu-Gambari     Afolabi-Oshatimehin     Kwara State University Of Education     Ayinde Oyepitan     Alimi Abdulrazaq     Oloje     Bayer Nigeria Limited     Alaaya     Gani Saadu     Sherif Sagaya     PPS     Hajj     Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital     Ariyo     Simeon Ajibola     Salmon Babatunde Salmon     Kwara Coalition Of Business And Professional Associations     Ilorin.Info     Zainab Abass     Alumni Association Of The Federal Polytechnic Offa     Micheal Imodu-Ganmo Road     COVID-19 Palliatives     Emir Of Lafiagi     Ashiru     Ladi Hassan     Ibrahim Bio     Solomon Edojah     Saadatu Modibbo-Kawu