Ghana Youth Team Reaches Quarterfinals at 4thIntercontinental Online Chess Championship for Prisoners

In a remarkable display of resilience and skill, young inmates from the Senior Correctional Centre in Accra represented Ghana with pride in the 4^th Intercontinental Online Chess Championship for Prisoners.

Guided by David Acheampong, founder of the Mentors Chess Academy, the Ghanaian youth team competed fiercely, advancing to the quarterfinals before being knocked out by the formidable Indian team.

Young inmates proudly represent Ghana in the global Prisoner’s Chess Championship.

This year’s championship was the largest to date, featuring 115 teams from 51 countries as part of the International Chess Federation, FIDE’s Chess for Freedom initiative, which aims to support rehabilitation and social inclusion through chess.

The Ghana team defeated Ukraine, Kenya, Romania, and Malawi to finish second in Group 2, just behind Serbia—a performance that marks an improvement over last year.

Group standings: Ghana finishing second in the group.

Mentors Chess Academy seeks partnerships to expand this initiative by introducing chess programs to Prisons across Ghana, enabling more inmates to benefit from the educational and social empowerment that chess provides.

The Academy is grateful to the event sponsors: Cave & Gardens, Development International, ICFAD, and Blazing Dreams, founded by Kimathi Y.D. Kuenyehia II.

Blazing Dreams is committed to empowering underprivileged youth, and its generous financial and mentorship support has been invaluable to this effort.

Source Edna Quansah