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After two intense weeks of chess lessons in the slums of Makoko, we held a tournament to test their understanding of the game and celebrate their excellence.
The miracle child with Cerebral palsy Fredinard Won with a phenomenal performance.
A star is born.
The miracle child with Cerebral palsy Fredinard Won with a phenomenal performance.
A star is born.
It didn’t take long to realize that Fredinard was perhaps a savant when I gave him a complex Knight move geometry to solve few minutes after teaching him the basic movement of the Knight piece.
This in itself is an extraordinary feat,even for a genius.
He was born to play chess
This in itself is an extraordinary feat,even for a genius.
He was born to play chess
I visited his home and met his family to tell them what a wonder their son was.
His father is a poor fisherman and his mother a petty trader.
They barely make enough money to feed daily, hence the reason why Fredinard and his three siblings do not go to school.
His father is a poor fisherman and his mother a petty trader.
They barely make enough money to feed daily, hence the reason why Fredinard and his three siblings do not go to school.
Day 3:
In the game of chess, the pawn is the piece with the least value nd could very easily be lost in the game with little consequence, but it does have the ability to become the most valuable if it’s able to March to the end of the board.
The kids began their own March today
In the game of chess, the pawn is the piece with the least value nd could very easily be lost in the game with little consequence, but it does have the ability to become the most valuable if it’s able to March to the end of the board.
The kids began their own March today
They were able to master the names and arrangement of the pieces on the chess board today, they were also introduced to chess notation and a couple of them were able to identify squares on the board using coordinates.
Super humbling seeing them learn at such remarkable pace😊
Super humbling seeing them learn at such remarkable pace😊
Interestingly, more girls turned up for the training today than boys which is awesome!
We ended up having to train 56 children today instead of the 30 we initially planned for.
Just couldn’t stand seeing the other kids Cry from being left out😅.
Spot the next Beth Harmon here😎
We ended up having to train 56 children today instead of the 30 we initially planned for.
Just couldn’t stand seeing the other kids Cry from being left out😅.
Spot the next Beth Harmon here😎
