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The PwC Chess4Change Grand Slam Event draws to a close today.

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The 3 day event which took place at Kings College, Victoria Island saw 5 schools competing against one another for prizes.

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The schools are – Kings College, Kuramo College, Victoria Island; Akande Dahunsi Memorial Senior Secondary School, Ikoyi; Government College, Victoria Island and Falomo Senior Secondary School, Ikoyi.

Dignitaries present are Mrs Wunmi Adetokunbo Ajayi, Partner, Risk Assurance Services, PricewaterhouseCoopers; Mrs Babs Akinyeye, Director Co-Curriculm, Lagos State Ministry of Education; Mr Obafela Bank-Olemoh, Chairman Lagos State Chess Association and Otunba Oladele Olapeju, Principal, Kings College.

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After Chess Grand Slam events, Kings College emerge overall winners of the competition and they won – 4 HP Desktop Computers, Printer and Certificate of Participation from PwC.

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Akande Dahunsi came 2nd and won- 2 Desktop Computers, Printer and Certificate of Participation while Falomo won 2 Desktop Computers and Certificate of Participation from the sponsors for taking 3rd position.

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Top 5 Students that emerged from the Chess Competition  –

1st – Master Peter Babalola, Kings College.

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2nd – Master Haruna Benjamin, Akande Dahunsi Memorial

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3rd – Master Samson Obasi – Falomo Senior Secondary School

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4th – Master Tosin Adebayo – Government Senior College

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5th – Master Aregbesola Olamide – Kuramo Senior College.

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Peter got Apple iPad, 20,000 Naira and a Chess Set,
Benjamin won a Samsung GalaxyTab, 15,000 Naira and Chess Board while Samson went home with Samsung Note, 15,000 Naira and a Chess Board.

All individual winners were also given Certificate of Participation courtesy of Sponsors – PricewaterhouseCoopers.

 

Rank

Team

Game

Win

Draw

Loss

Pts

MP

1

KING COLLEGE

4

4

0

0

21½

8

2

AKANDE DAHUNSI MEMORIAL

4

1

2

1

10

4

3

FALOMO HIGH SCHOOL

4

0

3

1

10½

3

4

KURAMO SENIOR COLLEGE

4

1

1

2

3

5

GOVERNMENT SENIOR COLLEGE

4

0

2

2

2

 

*Ranking was done using Match Point (MP) and not the points as shown in the table above.

 

 

TEAM RESULT

POSITION

SCHOOL

PRIZE

Winner

KINGS COLLEGE LAGOS

Four (4) Desktop Computers and a Printer
2nd Place

AKANDE DAHUNSI

Two (2) Desktop Computers and a Printer
3rd Place

FALOMO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Two (2) Desktop Computers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INDIVIDUAL RESULT

POSITION

NAME

SCHOOL

PRIZE

Winner

BABALOLA PETER

Kings College Lagos

Apple I-Pad, Chess Set & Clock, ₦20,000.00
2nd Place

BENJAMIN HARUNA

Akande Dahunsi Memorial

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0, Chess Set, ₦15,000.00
3rd Place

OBASI SAMSON

Falomo Senior High School

Samsung Mini note book, Chess Set, ₦10,000.00
4th Place

TOSIN ADEBAYO

Govt. Senior College, V.I

Chess Set & Clock
5th Place

AREGBESOLA OLAMIDE

Kuramo Senior College, V.I

Chess Set

 

*All Schools as well as the individual event players were awarded Certificate of Participation by PricewaterhouseCoopers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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