Russian Grandmaster and former world chess champion, Garry Kasparov paid a visit to Nigeria to champion the chess developmental programme initiated by his Kasparov Chess Foundation. The programme is aimed at improving chess game as sport in schools.
It was a three-day working visit to Nigeria which ended on Sunday. According to Him, “My visit to Nigeria has yielded positive results in many ways. I had a fruitful discussions with the top hierarchy in the National Sports Commission, and they were delighted with what my foundation plans to do for the country. At the Ministry of Education, they were overwhelmed with the radical ideas of using their platform (schools) to help lift the mental ability of the children at no cost,” he said.
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