JOSEPH JAMENA MENSAH WINS UG CHESS LEAGUE!!!!!!!

  Joseph Jamena Mensah, a 2nd year computer science student upset the odds and won the inaugural UGchess league. Joseph needed a mini miracle to win, First he had to beat Fobah, and hope that Richard Gabah beat Daniel Osom.... as Daniel Osom was up a point leading to the last round of fixtures... and that was exactly what happened.

  Graced by the presence of the past school captain, Phillip Ameku, all players wanted to impress. The atmosphere was charged with anticipation fear, hope and expectation. For Daniel Osom, a victory would mean the trophy, and for Gabah,well,playing for pride and the spirit of fair play

  The game between Jamena vs Fobah and Richard gabah vs daniel oSOM Were played simultaneously to a packed audience. In Jamena vs fOBAH, jAMENA easily defeated his opponent.

  The game between Osom and Gabah was quite an unusual one. A comedy of errors really. Daniel Osom was up when R. gabah blundered his knight quite early on in the game..so strange was the blunder that most observers watching thought the game might have been fixed. But later events would proved otherwise. So, with that blunder, Osom was in cruise control and all he needed to do was to remain
calm,not make any wild moves and exchange the vital pieces. He failed to do all three. He allowed his bishop to get pinned by Gabah's Rook and this allowed GABAH TO get back into the game. ..and once Gabah, the more calm one, (probably due to the fact that he had nothing to lose), came back into the game,he never looked like he was going to lose.

  With that win, Richard Gabah effectively ended Daniel Osom's dream of lifting the cup. Elation, joy and disbelief was written all over Joseph's face as it finally dawned on him that he was the League champion, and with that..had won the King's cup. In sharp contrast, Osom looked disappointed, his failure to clear the hurdle costing him the cup.

Daniel Osom vrs Richard gabah
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Be2 d5 6. a3 Be7
7. O-o Nc6 8. b4 o-o 9. c5 bxc5 10. bxc5 Ne4 11. Nfd2 Nc3 12. Nxc3 Bf6
13. Nf3 Ne7 14. Rb1 Rb8 15. Bd2 a6 16. Bd3 Nc6 17. Qc2 h6 18. Rb2 Ba8 19. Bxa6 Rxb2 20. Qxb2 e5 21. Ne2 Qe7 22. Bb7 Rb8 23. Qa2 Bxb7 24. Qxd5 Nxd4 25. Qc4 Nxf3+ 26. gxf3 Bxf3 27. Ng3 Bc6 28. Rc1 Rb2 29. Bb4 Qd7 30. e4 Ba4 31. Bc3 Rc2 32. Rxc2 Qxd1+ 33. Kg2 Bxc2 34. Qe2 Qb1 35. Bb4 c6 36. f3 Bh4 37. Nf5 Bd3 38. Nxa4 Bxe2 39. Kg3 Qc1 40. Nf5 Bd3..0-1

"I WOULD FIRST WANT TO THANK THE ALMIGHTY GOD FOR THIS VICTORY, ALL MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY WHO SUPPORTED ME. ALSO
RICHARD GABAH DESERVES A SPECIAL MENTION. AND MY GIRLFRIEND, JOANA, WHO WAS ALWAYS THERE FOR ME" -Joseph Jamena Mensah(UG CHESS LEAGUE CHAMPION)

THE UG CHESS CLUB CONGRATULATES JOSPEH JAMENA MENSAH FOR WINNING THE KINGS CUP..
The future of UG CHESS IS INDEED BRIGHT.....ayekoooo