LAGOS’ LITTLE CHESS KINGS

By popular demand, we're re-running the amazing story of Nigerian chess champ Tunde Onakoya. Yesterday, we posted him beating ten players at once during a competition to raise money for his chess academy for deprived kids. Well, here's him in action with those children in the slums of Lagos. He says the game teaches them life skills and likens his project to pawns reaching the top of the board and turning into more powerful pieces. It's inspiring stuff. Enjoy.