Nigeria, April 30 -- Organisers of the Ecobank National Schools Team Chess Championship have announced plans for a bigger, more inclusive third edition, positioning the tournament as a key platform for discovering young chess talent across Nigeria.

The championship, scheduled to hold from 7 to 8 May at the Ecobank Pan African Centre (E-PAC) in Lagos, is expected to feature about 1,500 pupils and students drawn from 300 schools nationwide.

Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, Vice President of the Nigeria Chess Federation, Adeyinka Adewole, said the competition is central to efforts to strengthen grassroots chess development.

"This is targeted at primary and secondary school students between the ages of 7 and 18. That is where w...