A few things to know about the chess prodigy Deborah Quickpen:

1. Coming from a humble background in Bayelsa, her parents struggled to pay her school tuition, and she almost dropped out due to financial difficulties.

2. She started playing chess at the age of 3 after being discovered by my good friend and Nigeria’s current national champion, @BKigigha, who has coached her ever since.

3. In 2018, she represented Bayelsa state at the National Sports Festival, becoming the youngest athlete to ever participate in the festival's history.

4. She won three gold medals at the National Youth Games, making history as the youngest person to win 18 out of 18 games.

5. Deborah won the Under-10 African Youth Chess Championship in Accra, Ghana, becoming the youngest Nigerian female player to be conferred the Woman Candidate Master title.

6. At the age of 10, she was appointed Youth Ambassador for Sports by Bayelsa State Governor Sen Douye Didi.

7. In 2023, at the age of 11, she became Nigeria’s female national champion, a record that might take decades to break.

8. She is the highest-ranked under-12 female chess player in Africa and the third in the world.

9. Currently in JSS3, she maintains a stellar academic performance, earning double promotions in primary school.

10. Next month, she will represent Nigeria at the FIDE World Cup in Georgia.

With the right financial support and visibility, Deborah could very well become West Africa’s first chess grandmaster. She’s young,driven and hardworking.

I’m immensely proud of Deborah and honored to play her in a match on June 11th in preparation for her first World Cup appearance in Georgia.

Let’s support our very own Queen’s Gambit!

Credit: Tunde Onakoya

Impressive 😊

WHAT A RECORD! Hope all the girls turning out to be Oloshos chasing after Yahoo boys are seeing what their younger sister is doing with her BRAIN.

It pays to use your BRAIN than to use BODY, only legend will understand.

In the earlier post, I said she is from Bayelsa; lo and behold, I was right; those guys and their names can never disappoint.
Congrats to her, more wins, I wish her.

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Darianboy4u:
WHAT A RECORD! Hope all the girls turning out to be Oloshos chasing after Yahoo boys are seeing what they younger sister is doing with her BRAIN.

It pays to use your BRAIN than to use BODY, only legend will understand.

Of what use is BRAIN to a fish?

Quickpen.. why is my mind saying something else

Normally bayelsa girls are known to but she choose to be different.

She has done well for herself. I hope she wins

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Chess has a tremendous effect in the cognitive aspect and development of every child.Keeps them calm and calculative.

Hmm

Mind work is taking this young girl to places and granting her access to see dignitaries where Dick sucking has not taking most Slay Queens.

A Beauty that is using her Brains indeed.

Quick pen

Darianboy4u:
WHAT A RECORD! Hope all the girls turning out to be Oloshos chasing after Yahoo boys are seeing what they younger sister is doing with her BRAIN.

It pays to use your BRAIN than to use BODY, only legend will understand.

Maybe she would have joined the stock also if she wasn't discovered at Young age lol.

Bayelsa is one hotbed for oloshoism too

Know one has tested my chess skills that's why una the hype this little angel

Congratulations to her.

What is the difference between Chess and draught/checkers game?

AngelicBeing:

This picture. 😂

Hmmmmm. Great one.

Niger Delta and their funny names though...encountered quite a lot whilst serving there: Effort, Commissioner, Neverdie, America, Onitsha, Yola, etc.

Ned nwoko go dey wait make she clock 18

What she needs is more support and encouragement to be better.

Good one girl.....

Buh many people play chess in Nigeria buh don't get announced

Beautiful

Zonefree:

Of what use is BRAIN to a fish?

Just saw it on Tunde Onakaya's LinkedIn

Nice one Deborah. Wish you the best.

I'm interested in the origin of the name "Quickpen" more than the game.

Yes, you were right. You said as if you are so sure and it is as you predicted. Kudos to you too.....

NOC1:
In the earlier post, I said she is from Bayelsa; lo and behold, I was right; those guys and their names can never disappoint.
Congrats to her, more wins, I wish her.

Quickpen?
Shaa, it's turned to Quickbrain.

Nigerians and sympathy tales.
Which one be her parents struggled to pay her school fees, that she almost dropped out of school due to financial difficulties,for a child in the Basic classes?
Abi dem enrol her for school wey their hand no fit reach? Government schools dey nah.

Anyways, good luck child.
No mind your parents.

God bless you.