NCPF

Saturday, February 18, 2006

Seated L-R : Sylvia Chidi, Fola Akintola, Olivia Ugorji, Emmanuel Omuku (standing) behind them and Group Captain (rtd) Henry Odeyemi (on the right hand side ! ) at another reception held in honour of visiting Nigerian businessmen to the Philippines coinciding with period of the Olympiad.

HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES

Former Chairman of the Nigeria Chess Federation, Admiral Ayinla (middle) with the former Minister for Sports Air Commodore Anthony Ikazoboh (left) and on the right in black suit is another former Chairman of the Nigeria Chess Federation, Dr Sylvanus Ebigwe. Sitting down is the former female national Champion, Chidi Sylvia and Coach Benibo on the far right with others.

This article was written in 1991 to mark the occation of the retirement of the then Chairman of the Nigeria Chess Federation, Admiral Jubrila Ayinla.

Authors: Kunle Elegbede and Fransisca Okosun.

OLYMPIAD VETERANS

We pay tribute to these pioneering chess masters who represented Nigeria in past Olympiads. Even though most of them are less active today, the achievement of chess players such as Tolani Owosina, Emmanuel Omuku, Adebola Dada, Theophilus Caiafas, Ayoola O, Oyeneyin Tajudeen, Olufemi Faseyitan, Dominick Nkemeh, Agusto Olufunmilayo, Onime I, Admiral Jubrila Ayinla, and D Akpanah among other past Olympiad veterans (including those who are still active today) will always have a special place in the history of chess development in Nigeria. They are chess giants in their own rights and so they deserve our honor.

We salute them and thank them for representing Nigeria at many chess Olympiads.

There is no doubt that these chess masters contributed immensely to the development of the game of chess in Nigeria and we are indebted to them.

NCPF

Saturday, February 18, 2006

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Author: Kunle Elegbede: internationalchessnews@gmail.com