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
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
peace, love and
happiness
