Olape, Bassey win NBL Chess

International Master Bunmi Olape was the star of the just concluded 34th Nigeria Breweries Open Chess Championship after emerging first in the FIDE category and won the star prize of N200,000.Olape, a gold medallist at the last All Africa Games in Maputo, secured eight points in the nine-round Swiss event paring tournament with over 270 chess players from all the states of the federation and Abuja in attendance.The quartet of Bomo Kigigha, Lolomari George, Yinka Adesina and Leonard Etukapan all tied for the second position with seven points each while USA import, International Master Dapo Adu finished with six points with no prize money for his effort.In the female category, All Africa Games debutant, Nsisong Bassey demolished all opposition and secured a perfect score of nine points while Vivian Dzaayem was next with seven points and Blessing Davies placed third with 6.5 points.
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