1851 Agidingbi

The 1851 Agidingbi Chess Game is a historical game and Nigeria's first variant of chess, designed by Nigerian culture activist and historian Oludamola Adebowale.2020-12-15 Adebowale is new Senior Curator for Nigerian-Brazilian history project https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/12/adebowale-is-new-senior-curator-for-nigerian-brazilian-history-project/ Lagos, Nigeria 2022-01-08 Vanguard en-US It is "fashioned after the traditional chess board to teach the history of Lagos" and built to commemorate the 170th memorial anniversary of the Bombardment of Lagos by the British naval forces.2021-10-09 How 1851 Agidingbi App bridges Gap between History and Education https://www.bellanaija.com/2021/10/1851-agidingbi-app/ 2021-12-02 BellaNaija en-US2021-10-08 Preserving history of Lagos with '1851Agidingbi Game' https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/10/preserving-history-of-lagos-with-1851agidingbi-game/ Lagos, Nigeria 2021-12-02 Vanguard en-US According to the inventor, Oludamola Adebowale,2021-01-15 Nigerian-Brazilian History Project appoints Adebowale as its Senior Curator https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2021/01/15/nigerian-brazilian-history-project-appoints-adebowale-as-its-senior-curator/ 2022-01-08 This Day en-US the game was invented as a way to make history fun, after the subject was removed from the Nigerian educational syllabus in 2015.2021-10-04 Using Technology to Preserve Lagos/Nigerian History https://techcabal.com/2021/10/04/using-technology-to-preserve-lagos-nigerian-history/ 2021-12-02 TechCabal en-US The idea for the game, he said, came while he was at the Lagos Book and Art Festival.2021-10-08 Unravelling 1851 Agidingbi Game https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2021/10/08/unravelling-1851-agidingbi-game/ 2021-12-02 This Day en-US The origin of Agidingbi The name Agidingbi is an onomatopoeia for the sounds made by the artillery guns that was fired by British forces on Lagos in 1851. The sound was so loud that it was heard in as far away as Badagry and the mainland of Lagos. The name was thus retained, and a part of Lagos today now bears it as its official name.Agidingbi land belongs to us, not Akinole-Oshiun - Ashade Family P.M. News https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2019/05/09/agidingbi-land-belongs-to-us-not-akinole-oshiun-ashade-family/ Lagos, Nigeria 2021-12-02 en-US The game The 1851 Agidingbi Chess Game has the traditional checkered board design, with pieces named after Lagos royalties and chieftains like Erelu- Kuti of Lagos as the Queen Mother, the Oba of Lagos as the king, the Adamu Eyo as the rook, Omo Ogun Eko as the pawn, Eletu-Odibo as the bishop and Abagbon as the knight. People playing the game can play on either side, either as the defenders of Lagos or the British.2021-10-13 1851 Agidingbi Game for launch https://thenationonlineng.net/1851-agidingbi-game-for-launch/ Lagos, Nigeria 2021-12-02 The Nation en-US2018-12-07 History-Inspired Installation Stuns LABAF Audience https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2018/12/07/history-inspired-installation-stuns-labaf-audience/ 2022-01-07 This Day en-US References 30em Category:Chess in Nigeria Category:Chess variants