Nigeria
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Nigeria set to hold Olympiad Qualifiers
Adekunle Elegbede has sent a report from Nigeria that the federation will hold the first stage of their Olympiad Qualifiers March 21st-27th. The field will include 118 players including 64 men and 54 women in a nine-round Swiss. Each field will produce 10 players for a round robin where the…
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Nigeria to host Olympiad trials
Nigeria Chess Federation (NCF) last week, departed from its traditional selection trial process following the directive that all state chess associations must organize a tournament to select three male and female chess players that will converge on Lagos for the national trial to select the team that will represent the…
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Kighiga takes Nigerian Open
Kigigha Dethrones Adebayo at NBL Chess By Femi Solaja World Chess Olympiad debutant, Bomo Kighiga, is the new king of Nigerian chess at list for the next one year, after a hard victory at the just concluded 32nd Nigeria Breweries International Open Chess Championship which was held at the Media…
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Adu sets sights on Trinidad, UAE
International Master Oladapo Adu nixed plans to compete in Tripoli, Libya in the African Championship, but has a busy schedule which includes competing in the Caribbean Chess Carnival in Port of Spain, Trinidad from August 4th-9th. This event is hosted by the Trinidad Chess Foundation and organized by Edison Raphael.…
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Adu sensational in DC G/60
IM Oladapo Adu played in the “Spring Sensation” G/60 tournament at Catholic University is Washington, DC and had to face several tough competitors. In the end, he tied (1st-3rd) with IM Kirill Kuderinov 2477 (whom he beat), GM Larry Kaufman (whom he drew) and also drew with FM Enkhbat Teghsuren…
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Odion Aikhoje to be honored in Dresden!
International Master Odion Aikhoje is celebrating the 10th year anniversary of his gold medal performance at the Elista Olympiad in 1998. This was a crowning achievement for Africa’s most populous nation, but Aikhoje had to leave before receiving the medal at the closing ceremony. What happened to his medal thereafter…
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PEDACHESS in Nigeria!
Having just visited the Nigerian Chess Forum, there is an interesting story out of Nigeria. PEDACHESS, an organization that provides teaching service has begun a chess campaign in Lagos to help with educational advancement of the students there. They had their first event some months ago. Here is the statement…
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The Nigerian Experiment
The Nigerian Chess Federation came up with a novel idea to choose an Olympiad team for the upcoming tournament in Dresden. The idea was to involve the entire Nigerian Diaspora in the process by having transcontinental trials (Nigeria, U.S., Europe). Is this experiment going to pay dividends for Nigeria or…
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Nigeria Olympiad Qualifer on tap!
In a novel attempt to field the strongest possible team from the Nigerian Diaspora, the Nigerian federation is holding qualifiers on three continents. The North American Zone will be held in Houston, Texas beginning this weekend. Nigerians from around the continental U.S. will be competing. Below is the announcement. THE…
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