
Dave Quansah Acheampong shines again in Mentors Chess Junior Blitz
Dave Acheampong, who is currently Africa's U-9 Continental Chess Champion, showed class to win the U-10 category in the Mentors Chess Junior Blitz. He came first ahead of nine-year-old Ugandan Jacques Kennedy Javuru, from the Dove Chess Academy, Ghanaian Tetteh Elijah Oklemeh, 10-year old from Hallmark International School, David Ojulari from Nigeria, and Dave's younger brother, six-year-old Jedidiah Nana Acheampong also from Jack and Jill School. In the Under-20 division, Ghanaian duo, Selikem Y. Amoako from the Theorose School in Ghana and with 12-year old Aarush Thakkar from The Roman Ridge School won the first and second position respectively, whilst Malawian Brian Trapence, 20 years, from the University of Malawi won the third position on tie with 11-year old Prasanna Chandankede from the DPSI in Ghana.