Flagship Nigerian Breweries brands, Gulder and Maltina, have jointly added an enormous boost to the ongoing Africa Individual Chess Championships (male and female) in Lagos.
The Africa Individual Chess Championships, which started last weekend in Lagos and will run to September 28, is one of the top events on the African chess calendar.
The Championship, which is being hosted by the Nigeria Chess Federation (NCF), has over 10 countries in attendance.
Apart from Nigeria, other participating countries include Cameroon, Togo, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Sudan, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Malawi, and Madagascar, among others.
Senior Brand Manager for Gulder, Olufunmilayo Ogunbodede reckoned that the game of chess is for ultimate minds, hence it was a plausible move for the ultimate beer to be involved.
He said: “We don’t even regard chess as a lesser sport; it is for the ultimate minds that is why the ultimate beer is giving its full support as Lagos welcomes the best chess players from across the continent.
The Senior Brand Manager Maltina, Onyebuchi Allanah described chess as a game that needs nourished minds and brains to excel, which Maltina guarantees for both the old and the young.
As already announced, apart from cash prizes, the winner of this championship will earn the prestigious Grandmaster title, while other top performers could also earn International Master (IM), Fide Master (FM), and Candidate Master (CM), titles.
It is also worth noting that the president of World Chess Federation (FIDE) Arkady Dvorkovich, will be in Nigeria for the very first time in his capacity as President of the world body.