Joseph Jamena Mensah: Championing Chess

In 2011, a new gem and talented chess player was hatched. He led the Western regional chess team to win the Gold medal at the Unity Games. Mr. Joseph Jamena Mensah, prior to this feat, attended the Ghana National College in the Central region in 2007 where little was known about his chess prowess.

Mr. Joseph Jamena Mensah is a level 300 and Computer Science student of the University of Ghana (UG). As many thirsty universities sort after him, UG was fortunate to have him. As a sound academic student, he is able to marry and manage his academic and sports time well which so far is exemplary to many of his colleagues and team mates. 

As a member of the school team, he also leads as the vice president of the UG Chess Club. This position does not intimidate or get into his head because of his devotion and love for chess amongst Ghanaian students and desire to bring it to the lime-light. More enviably was this when in November 2013 he took the 3^rd position at Reisse & Co Open Championship.

 Making it to  the National has always been the core challenge to many athletes however; Mr. Mensah’s ardency, indomitable, workmanship and team spiritedness won him the 3^rd place in the December 2013 National Championship thereby qualifying him for the National team.

Mr. Joseph Jamena Mensah and his team mates are undergoing massive mind and physically training sessions as preparations are underway for the August 2014 Olympiad championship in Tromso, Norway. He is confident that his team will prove their talent and win the overall trophy. 

by: Oscar Dudicorff