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Re: Nigerian Children in Slums are Learning to Play Chess & It’s Inspiring by folake4u(f): 7:57am On Mar 23, 2019 |
masterpiecer: Lmao! You can't blame her sha, that's not where her interest lies in. Anyways, you can ask her what sports she's interested in or would like to learn, maybe she'd be more interested . Awww I can feel your pain Mr. . Let's just hope your son doesn't turn out to be like mum too |
Re: Nigerian Children in Slums are Learning to Play Chess & It’s Inspiring by Nobody: 8:07am On Mar 23, 2019 |
joywendy: Yeah I have more important things to do than waste time just thinking about how to beat an opponent. life is too short to spend it mostly thinking about next moves on chess 1 Like |
Re: Nigerian Children in Slums are Learning to Play Chess & It’s Inspiring by Nobody: 8:08am On Mar 23, 2019 |
dontro:Ok, you are right |
Re: Nigerian Children in Slums are Learning to Play Chess & It’s Inspiring by Nobody: 8:47am On Mar 23, 2019 |
sparkle6:Lolz.. My brain no dull naa. Its just that nobody to teach me wella. |
Re: Nigerian Children in Slums are Learning to Play Chess & It’s Inspiring by joywendy(f): 9:28am On Mar 23, 2019 |
Jiang: Thanks for your honesty Sir. Have a good day 1 Like |
Re: Nigerian Children in Slums are Learning to Play Chess & It’s Inspiring by showafrica(m): 12:53pm On Mar 23, 2019 |
nepapole: Download it to your phone and learn it. I be pro for phone but not pro in real life though, I never take am seriously in real life. |
Re: Nigerian Children in Slums are Learning to Play Chess & It’s Inspiring by Ayobami7(m): 1:05pm On Mar 23, 2019 |
Cool |
Re: Nigerian Children in Slums are Learning to Play Chess & It’s Inspiring by masterpiecer(m): 1:35pm On Mar 23, 2019 |
Jiang: Depends on ur definition of boring, I find it very intriguing and taxing that I have to outwit an opponent's intelligent effort. Moreover it helps develop ur reasoning ability |
Re: Nigerian Children in Slums are Learning to Play Chess & It’s Inspiring by princfred(m): 1:36pm On Mar 23, 2019 |
Jiang:Usually there is time limit at the higher level to make it more interesting. I'm a fine chess player. its the kind of games. |
Re: Nigerian Children in Slums are Learning to Play Chess & It’s Inspiring by masterpiecer(m): 1:39pm On Mar 23, 2019 |
folake4u: My son is curious, moreover it's easier to build interest in children than adults |
Re: Nigerian Children in Slums are Learning to Play Chess & It’s Inspiring by princfred(m): 1:39pm On Mar 23, 2019 |
masterpiecer:Soo beautiful to have a wife as chess playmate. I'll let her win sometimes. I do that to my brothers and table tennis friends - let them win after thrashing them to my fill. So they will never lose hope. |
Re: Nigerian Children in Slums are Learning to Play Chess & It’s Inspiring by Ameekas(f): 2:06pm On Mar 23, 2019 |
peacettw:I thought as much. Queen of Katwe is a very interesting movie. |
Re: Nigerian Children in Slums are Learning to Play Chess & It’s Inspiring by ChessInSlums: 7:56pm On Mar 24, 2019 |
CHESS IN SLUMS We are a cause focused on training the kids living in slum communities the Game of Chess because we believe Chess is a game that offers so many techniques to equip a child with the necessities to fight the battle of life.. The End Game is not to just make them Champions in the Game of Chess but also Champions in the Game of Life. We are currently training 100 profiled kids in Majidun Ogolonto Community of Ikorodu, Lagos, Nigeria. This is the 7th month of this great movement and so far we have been able to use photo journalism on our social media platforms @chessinslums to tell the stories of these amazing kids and we have gotten lifelong scholarships for some of them.. We are currently running a GO FUND ME CAMPAIGN to sponsor the education cost and other necessities of our amazing students. We are set to rewrite the narrative and correct the wrong stereotype of the society about kids living in the Slums, our students have been opportune to participate in some chess competitions and they are currently participants of the ongoing CHESS PLAYERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA [CPAN] CHESS LEAGUE going on at Chevron.. We had our matches yesterday and today [23rd and 24th of March 2019] They fought gallantly and we are proud of their progress as they have only learnt the game for 7months and on weekends only with the limited resources we train them with. With the exposure and knowledge garnered, Their next match would definitely see a lot of improvement! We are Chess In Slums and we are on the path to unveil the royalty in every child. We are set to Raise Champions from the Slums! You can go on this journey with us on all our social media platforms @chessinslums 1 Like
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Re: Nigerian Children in Slums are Learning to Play Chess & It’s Inspiring by ChessInSlums: 5:56am On Mar 26, 2019 |
cifo1145: Hello Cifo. Thanks for your interest in our initiative, please you can send us a Pm here on nairaland. You can also send us a pm on our social media platforms. We would be expecting your response. Thanks again |
Re: Nigerian Children in Slums are Learning to Play Chess & It’s Inspiring by cifo1145(m): 7:24pm On Mar 26, 2019 |
joywendy:I got an email but it was from Nairaland..try send a direct one to my email so I can get to know how I can key into your programs. Regards. 1 Like |
Re: Nigerian Children in Slums are Learning to Play Chess & It’s Inspiring by ChessInSlums: 1:46pm On Apr 03, 2019 |
Meet our amazing WCW! Precious is her name. She is indeed a rare gem, as precious as gold. I was captivated by her smile when I first saw her walk into our training centre last year. She had a striking semblance with the character Phiona Mutesi in the popular Disney movie; Queen of Katwe. With a very calm demeanor, I watched Precious grow as a chess player over the past few months. Now she has grown to be one of our best female chess players. Just last week Saturday, during our Chevron chess league match, I watched her face off fearlessly against Mr Lolomari George who happens to be the Head of Treasury Shell EP Companies in Nigeria. She had no idea of who she was up against, but she played anyway, giving it her best fight. I'm incredibly proud of how far Precious has come and there's definitely no limit to where her dreams will take her. The day I saw her selling fish on the streets during school hours, my heart sunk deeply in oceans. Then I realized that she's from Cameroon and was brought to Nigeria to live with her aunt who sells fish for a living. Precious has been out of school for two years now because they barely make enough to feed themselves, let alone afford school fees payment. Though deeply saddened for being out of school, she chooses to smile cheerfully while helping her aunt to sell fish. Chess has been a great escape for her in tremendous ways. She is highly intelligent and always ecstatic whenever I offer her books to read. She would carefully jot down words she doesn't understand and I help her with the definitions and usage in sentences. As a result of this, she has developed great passion for scriptwriting and hopes to become a scriptwriter someday. I worry because Precious is just 14 years old but already has all features of a young lady. It is only a matter of time before men start trying to take advantage of her. For most girls in Majidun community, teenage pregnancy is prevalent because that seems to be the only option available for them. This is one narrative we have come to change. We will not stand for this! Precious deserves quality education, she deserves a chance to live out her dreams. There are 13.4 million children who are school dropouts in Nigeria and Precious is one of them. This is a great tragedy. Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little. Let us all rise for the sake of Precious. Every child is worth it. They are worth love, they are worth the sacrifice. What is more important? What is bigger? What is better than giving someone hope of a greater tomorrow? Education is the most powerful weapon with which we can use to change the world- Nelson Mandela Save a girl child today and know that you are empowering a mother to many nations. Send us a DM if you would like to offer financial support to help enrol Precious in a private school. Let us also share this to the ends of the world. #IMAGINE IF YOU COULDN'T READ THIS #QUALITY EDUCATION FOR PRECIOUS
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Re: Nigerian Children in Slums are Learning to Play Chess & It’s Inspiring by Loluores: 4:51pm On Apr 03, 2019 |
Interesting initiative. Keep it up! 1 Like |
Re: Nigerian Children in Slums are Learning to Play Chess & It’s Inspiring by ChessInSlums: 3:56pm On Apr 04, 2019 |
Loluores: Thank you. You can kindly follow us on Social media and also share our recent story above. One of our phenomenon female chess players. She deserves quality education. Have a great day |
Re: Nigerian Children in Slums are Learning to Play Chess & It’s Inspiring by Cobismanuel: 4:09pm On Apr 04, 2019 |
Re: Nigerian Children in Slums are Learning to Play Chess & It’s Inspiring by Konquest: 8:54pm On Apr 25 |
joywendy:Bump. Tunde Onakoya and the royal game of chess. A Chess Master to the world. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Nigerian Children in Slums are Learning to Play Chess & It’s Inspiring by Konquest: 8:57pm On Apr 25 |
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Re: Nigerian Children in Slums are Learning to Play Chess & It’s Inspiring by Konquest: 10:25pm On Apr 25 |
Pg1 go to play store search for "chess |
Re: Nigerian Children in Slums are Learning to Play Chess & It’s Inspiring by Konquest: 10:29pm On Apr 25 |
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Re: Nigerian Children in Slums are Learning to Play Chess & It’s Inspiring by Konquest: 11:17pm On Apr 25 |
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