Nairaland Official Chess Thread!

Hi cooldude after analysing the game, I realised I could have mated him using a pseudo queen sac when he pinned my knight. I guess I have to really sharpen up my tactics. He lost concentration towards the end, yeah.

Drop your email address or phone number. We could play on saturdays at fujah chess club in surulere, or ultimate chess club or wherever you want. I just want to play!

And to all, I hope you know there's a friends of chess tournament coming up in a week or two's time. I'm sure you all know Dashe, the International Master(IM) reply if you want his number to find out more.

Man d chess bug don bite me. I even dey dream about chess.

Here are some of my Games:

Check here to see my games:

http://www.nigeriavillagesquare.com/forum/sports/31747-heres-my-chess-park-updated-daily.html

I pasted the games here but it was not showing so you can click on the above link to view the games,

not PGN but the JAva Script enabled board where you can play and watch the game itself

[Event "Challenge"]
[Site "http://www.redhotpawn.com"]
[Date "2009.07.08"]
[EndDate "2009.07.09"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Goshen"]
[Black "percival86"]
[WhiteRating "1271"]
[BlackRating "1358"]
[WhiteELO "1271"]
[BlackELO "1358"]
[Result "1-0"]
[GameId "6487067"]

1. e4 e5 2. Ng1f3 Nb8c6 3. Bf1c4 Bf8c5 4. c3 Ng8f6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bc5b4
7. Nb1c3 O-O 8. O-O d6 9. a3 Bb4xc3 10. bxc3 Nf6xe4 11. d5 Nc6a5 12. Bc4d3 Ne4xc3
13. Qd1c2 Nc3xd5 14. Bd3xh7 Kg8h8 15. Qc2e4 Nd5f6 16. Qe4h4 Nf6xh7
17. Nf3g5 1-0

I go call you later today, guy. I'm guessing its free and its at the national stadium?

Sorry we haven't updated you,
it was nice at the competition.
I was there with fortissimo.
It was a nice experience.

FRIENDS OF CHESS: JULY, 2009

The story of July’s ‘Friends of Chess’ is now out. It is basically a report by Dasaolu Rotimi the organizer and some pictures. Here is Dashe’s unedited report.

PLAYING REPORT OF THE JULY FRIENDS OF CHESS

THE JULY 2009, FRIENDS OF CHESS TOOK PLACE AT THE (NOW PERMANENT? VENUE OF THE SWAN BUILDING IN THE NATIONAL STADIUM, SURULERE LAGOS ON THE 11TH JULY. A TOTAL OF 76 PLAYERS REGISTERED FOR THE EVENT WITH 70 ACTUALLY SHOWING UP TO PLAY. (THE HEAVY DOWNPOUR IN LAGOS A FEW HOURS BEFORE THE EVENT DID NOT HELP MATTERS). THE BREAKDOWN WAS 20 MASTERS,7 FEMALE AND 43 OPENS PLAYERS OF WHICH 14 WERE NEWCOMERS

IN THE ABSCENCE OF ADEBAYO ADEGBOYEGA, BUNMI OLAPE WAS THE HIGHEST RATED  PLAYER FOLLOWED BY CHARLES CAMPBELL,FOLA AKINTOLA AND BAYO BABALOLA. ACTUALLY THE FIRST TWO ARE ACCURATE WHILE THE REST OF THE RATING LIST WAS SUBJECTIVE (ONE OF THE MANY ABNORMALITIES OF THE FRIENDS OF CHESS AS PRESENTLY CONSTITUTED!) ALSO PARTICIPATING WERE SPONSORS IN PERSON OF LEO NDIMELI, YINKA ADEWOLE, SEGUN OLOMOLA AND WE WERE GRACED WITH THE PRESCENCE OF ABDULAHI MUSA,REX KOLAWOLE AND ROBERT ASIBOR. BOTH BAYO OPADEYI AND DIRAN OGUNGBOLA PROMISED TO COME AROUND AND SHOW A FEW OF THEIR NEW RESEARCHED CHESS MOVES BUT FAILED TO TURN UP

THE FIRST TWO ROUNDS DID NOT PRODUCE ANY UPSETS PERSE EXCEPT THAT ALL 3 OF THE SPONSORS LOST IN THE 2ND ROUND! THE SURPRISING/SHOCKING ONE WAS SEGUN OLOMOLA LOSING TO DAPO ODUGBESAN, LEO LOST TO OLUWOLE OLADELE WHILE YINKA LOST TO UCHE UNACHUKWU BUT BOTH CANT BE CONSIDERED AS UPSETS.  (APOLOGIES TO ALL CONCERNED!)

ROUND 3 COMMENCED WITH 18 PLAYERS HAVING A PERFECT SCORE AND IN WHAT MIGHT   BE CONSIDERED THE UPSET OF THE ROUND FOLA LOST TO CHIKE ANIUNOH, AFTER WHICH HE LAMENTED AND COMPLAINED THAT HE WAS PLAYING LIKE A YOUNG MAN LOOKING FOR TACTICAL WAYS OF WINNING WHEN HE SHOULD HAVE GROUND OUT A WIN IN THE STYLE OF OLD MEN!

ROUND 4 STARTED WITH 9 PLAYERS WITH A PERFECT SCORE AND 1 PLAYER HALF A POINT BEHIND THEM. OLUWOLE OLADELE WAS PAIRED AGAINST BUNMI OLAPE AND LOST.CAMPBELL LOST AGAINST TOLU OGUNWOBI WHILE BAYO BABALOLA DEFEATED DAPO OGUNGBESAN, CHIKE ANIUNOH BUILT ON HIS SUCCESS AGAINST FOLA BY DEFEATING TUNJI ROJUGBOKAN.

ROUND 5 HAD JUST 4 PLAYERS ON A PERFECT SCORE WITH OLAPE MAKING SHORT WORK OF CHIKE AND OGUNWOBI MISPLAYING A LARGELY ADVANTAGEOUS POSITION AGAINST BAYO WITH THE GAME RESULTING IN A DRAW. ON 3RD BOARD DEMOLA SHORUNGBE WITH 3.5 LOST AGAINST CAMPBELL WHO HAD 3 POINTS. THERE WERE A FURTHER 16 PLAYERS ON 3 POINTS AT THE START OF THIS ROUND.

THE FINAL ROUND SAW BAYO (4.5) LOSING TO OLAPE(5)IN WHAT WAS A SHORT GAME (ARANGEE??),TOYIN JEGEDE (4) LOST TO OGUNWOBI (4.5)  AND IN THE BATTLE OF THE 4 POINTERS CAMPBELL DEFEATED NEWCOMER AYO ABUBAKAR,OLUWOLE LOST TO FOLA, FRED FABEYO LOST TO TUNJI ROJUGBOKAN AND CHIKE ANIUNOH LOST TO EMMANUEL. MADUGWUANA.

RESULTS

1ST  BUNMI OLAPE                      6/6
2ND  TOLU OGUNWOBI                 5.5/6
3RD=  FOLA AKINTOLA                 5/6
3RD= AKEEM AMOSU                    5/6    my fish i remember beating him in same event years ago!!
3RD=  TUNJI ROJUGBOKAN            5/6
3RD=  CHARLES CAMPBELL             5/6
3RD= EMMANUEL MADUGWUANA      5/6

OPENS

1ST CYPRIAN EBOKA                 4.5/6 (ALSO BEST NEWCOMER)

2ND= AYO ABUBAKAR                  4/6
          ABIOLA JACOB
          CHARLES EJORH
          CHRIS NWARECHE
          DANIEL KOREDE
          FEMI BALOGUN

FEMALES

1ST= HAFSAT BELLO-OSAGIE        3.5/6                                                                                             1ST= CHINYERE IGWENYERE         3.5/6
1ST= NIKE AYANLEYE                 3.5/6
1ST= DORIS ADEBAYO                3.5/6



NEXT FRIENDS OF CHESS TORNEY COMES UP IN SEPTEMBER!!

There's a friends of chess tournament coming up next month. also there's an NBL tournament next month

@ O King, we can meet at Ultimate chess club in surulere

@ Fortissimo
 what is the NBL tournament about and where is it held?also where is the Ultimate chess club in surulere?
my No. is 07025029504

    NBL is a major chess event( usually held AT the national stadium surulere its a chess tournament with  LADIES CATEGORY.   OPENS 2   OPENS 1 and MASTERS CATEGORY    !! ot is coming up next month---------i advise you to play in the Opens two if its your first time!! 

@O king

  I was told its between 20th and 27th   but i need to confirm !!there is no requiremnt------when you get to the stadium check at the chess association------the banner should also say the exact hall ------either the basketball hall on the left at the entrance or the hall beside the sport institute hostel.

@Oking

  Another Guy told me NBL starts on the 14th  so be on the alert so as not to miss out. since its your first time.just go and have fun!! enjoy your self but while at that you can as well win the first prize if you can. familiarize your self with a few tournament rules,get your self a chess mat,and try practice for a while b4 the tournament in order to have good game reflex. As for the chessguru ( am reinventing myself- i may not be strong enough to play at the NBL (masters) this year but I WILL BECOME THE NATIONAL CHAMPION NEXT YEAR, and possibly end up being the first Nigerian GRAND MASTER-------To put it MODESTLY     I AM THE FUTURE OF NIGERIAN CHESS !! THe Godfather of the chessunderworld!! 


@cooldude
 the source is chessheight dot com 

   Hmnnn        CYprain Eboka that guy you refer to is an old school mate- i need to add you on facebook then. i would have loved to come for the NBL but many many buts. am very rusty. i will like to see that your write up.

Cooldud62*!
've searched errwhr 4 yu nauu!
I misz yu die! Wen we gon play 'our chess'. . .uhmmn?!

holla kiakia!

@chessguru, i will send a text to your cell to know how to add me on facebook.
@moyo sweerie, missed you loads.

@NBL, i also heard its been shifted to the 27th.
I'll be there.