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Meet 14-yr-old Ekunke Odey Goodness crowned world amateur chess champion

Meet 14-yr-old Ekunke Odey Goodness crowned world amateur chess champion

Fourteen-year-old Ekunke Odey Goodness has etched his name into chess history after winning the inaugural FIDE World Amateur Rapid Chess Championship in Abuja.
The Nigerian teenager accumulated 9 points from 11 rounds to finish at the top of the standings and become the first winner of the newly introduced championship.
Goodness was followed by two fellow Nigerians, FM Eugene Ekpoikong Unwana and FM Bomo Lovet Kigigha, who both ended the competition with 8½ points.
Unwana took the silver medal, while Kigigha claimed bronze after the tie-break was applied.
The tournament, jointly organised by FIDE and the Nigeria Chess Federation, brought players together in Abuja for 11 rounds of ...

Source: Vanguard News

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