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The Lagos State Chess Association (LSCA) Chess4Change event sponsored by Price Waterhouse Coopers makes its debut on Wednesday at Kings College, Lagos.

The event, which targets secondary schools students in the state, will hold between May 13 and 15.

Fela Bank-Olemoh, chairman of LSCA, announced that the partnership with the foremost accounting firm began last year with enlightenment campaign aimed at generating interest in the sport amongst students of secondary school age.

“We began this program with series of events such as the chess tutorials that had seasoned chess coaches teaching the students the basics of the moves and rules of chess,” he said.

“We also had the mentorship program during which representatives of PWC also interact with the students discussing issues that affect young persons of their age group and there was the mini chess challenge that was organised to put them in tournament mood.”

Students from Holy Child College, Ikoyi, Government College, Victoria Island and Kuramo Senior Secondary Schol, Victoria Island are participating in the maiden edition of the event.

Others are from Falomo Senior Secondary Scool, Ikoyi, Akande Dahunsi Senior Secondary School, Ikoyi and hosts Kings College, Ikoyi.