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Khanty Mansiysk is a town in Russia, the administrative center of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug. It is located on the Irtysh River, 15 km from its confluence with the Ob. The population as of the 2002 Census was 53,953, up from 34,462 recorded in the 1989 Census. It is served by Khanty-Mansiysk Airport...(from Wikipedia)Pic is from: http://www.ugra-service.ru/ru.php?idp=4&lang=enTRACK THE

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Year / Event / Location / Gold / Silver / Bronze 1927 1st Chess Olympiad United Kingdom London Hungary 40 Denmark 38.5 England 36.5 1928 2nd Chess Olympiad The Hague, Netherlands Hungary 44 USA 39.5 Poland 37 1930 3rd Chess Olympiad Hamburg, Germany Poland 48.5 Hungary 47 Germany 44.5 1931 4th Chess Olympiad Prague, Czechoslovakia USA 48 Poland 47 Czechoslovakia 46.5

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Chairman, Nigeria Chess Federation, Sanni Mohammed (Left) with Kirsan IlumzinovKunle Elegbede, Kirsan Ilumzinov, Femi Solaja and the Chief Arbiter of the Olympiad at the 2006 Chess Olympiad in Italy Lekan Adeyemi (left) and ( ?) officiating at the 2008 Olympiad trial in Nigeria.BELOW: NIGERIA CHESS PLAYERS PRESENT AND PAST PREPARING FOR THE OLYMPIAD AND OTHER CHESS TOURNAMENTS: PLS CLICK

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Top Left: Elegbede and JohnPaul Jourrad and below:Franc Quadalupe and Elegbede at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Houston for the Nigeria Olympiad zone B trial of 2007 in Houston, Texas. Zone A was Europe and Zone C was chess players in Nigeria.EXPRESS REPORT: Ten chess players are competing in the zone 2 trials with 4 officials working to see that the best chess player emerge in this 5 round Swiss

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THE BATTLE AGAINST THE GRANDMASTERSRound 9: GM Alexandra Cherniaev Vs IM Odion Aikhoje(1,0) Round 8: GM McDonald Neil vs IM Odion Aikhoje(1/2, 1/2)GM Hebden Mark (left) and GM Peter Wells.Odion lost a beautiful attacking game against Hebden in round 2 andlost to Wells in round 7.ROUND 4: GM Arkell Keith Vs Chiedu Maduekwe.(1,0)Nigerian participants: From left to right: Sylvia Chidi, IM

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Playwright and Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, would on Monday (7/13/2009) attain the ripe age of 75. He was born on July 13, 1934.He was educated at St. Peter's School, Ake, Abeokuta; Abeokuta Grammar School, Abeokuta between 1944 and 1945 before he went to Government College, Ibadan from 1946 to 1950 where he rounded off his post primary education. He attended the University College,

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Lasker, Capablanca, Alekhine, Tarrasch, and Marshall are the original grandmasters

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The world's largest open chess tournament!$250,000 GUARANTEED PRIZE FUND.Sheraton Philadelphia City Center Hotel,THE VENUE OF THE TOURNAMENT From left to right: NM George Umezinwa, Ola Osanyinjobi,Dr Okechukwu Iwu, Toyin Gbenle, Next row: Dr Daaim Shabazz of the Chess Drum (some of the pics here are from the drum), Kenneth Odeh, IM Dapo Adu, Kebadu Belachew (Ethiopia), Bottom row:Frank Johnson

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CHICAGO OPEN PICTURES IN THREE DIMENSIONS The Tournament hall. Dr Sylvester Smarty: A very jovial and easy going chess player. Smarty is a friendly chess master who always wears a smile on his face whenever you meet him. But of course with the exception of on the chess board. Its war time people. Dr Smarty in Action again. I will hate to be siting across the table as this guys opponent.

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Left: Kenneth Odeh doing battle again. Odeh has been out of the chess circle for over a decade and he is now just gradually getting back to form in chess. It will take a while but he will get there eventually. Dr Okey Iwu: I wonder what Okey is cooking up for his opponent here. Hm mm. Can you guess?A pawn sacrifice and $$%^$%&@^%%&%%&* and more fireworks I bet. Iwu is a dependable chess master.

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WELCOME TO THE 2009 CHICAGO OPEN AT THE WESTIN CHICAGO NORTH HOTEL: MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND BASHLets get ready to Rumbleeeeeeeeee !!!!!!! Time for some action.May 22-25, 23-25 or 24-25, 20097 rounds, 8 sections, Memorial Day weekendNigeria chess players expected to be in Chicago areDr Okechuckwu IwuDr Sylvester SmartyToyin GbenleIM Oladapo AduAbiye WilliamsKenneth OdehChikwere OnyekwerieKola

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Drum Majors (L-R): NM Dr. Okechukwu Iwu, IM Oladapo Adu, FM Farai Mandizha, IM Emory Tate, FM William Morrison, NM Norman Rogers.Pic is from the Chessdrum: http://www.thechessdrum.net/blog/2009/07/09/black-stars-shine-at-world-open/

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OPEN SECTION WARRIORS In the tough Open section with a lot of Grandmasters contenders are : Top Left: Kenneth Odeh ( 3 points), Right: Top and Bottom: IM Oladapo Adu (5 points), below left,: Dr Okechuckwu Iwu (4 points): Decent showing at the Foxwoods open.

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UNDER 1300 WINNERSitting, wearing black is Kola Adeyemi, winner of the under 1300 at the 2009 Foxwoods Open. He had 6 1/2 points.Kola is seeing here playing in a Simultaneous chess exhibition against Grandmaster Goris Gulko in April , 2008. The game was a draw. Check it out here and more pics at the second link: http://www.dumontchessmates.com/games/GulkovAdeyemi.htmhttp://

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Nigeria chess players and friends of Nigeria chess are getting ready for the Foxwoods Open Chess Tournament which comes up between April 8-12, 2009 at the beautiful Foxwood Resort in Connecticut. Those expected (and not all the names here are confirmed yet) to be at the chess tournament are (from left to right): NM George Umezinwa, Ola Osanyinjobi,Dr Okechukwu Iwu, Toyin Gbenle, Dr Daaim Shabazz

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HERE IS THEIR STORY FROM THE SUCCESSFUL FRIENDS OF CHESS TOURNAMENT IN NIGERIA.NM Rotimi Dasaolu or Adeoye Dasaolu (Dashe)One bright day in 1995, a brilliant and a good-humoured Nigeria chess player came up with an idea that he hoped will give Nigeria chess players the opportunity to compete against each other on a regular basis, in chess competitions. The dream that he had then called " The

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The arrangement of the pictures is not according to their years of service or any other criteria.From Left to Right: Governor, Dr Chukwuemeka Eziefe, Dr Slyvanus Ebigwei, Dr Victoria Ezeokoli -Taylor (picture not readily available), Mr Emmanuel Omuku, Late Dr Pius Okigbo, ACP Sani Mohammed, Arch Theopilus Caiafas, and Vice Admiral J Ayinla. If you have more info on the above list or some

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THE LONDON GATHERING With most of the top Nigeria chess players in Britain in attendance at the blitz and discussion forum in London, the event was very successful but for a different reason other than the blitz's competition which actually didn't take place.Yes, top chess masters were in the house, but there was no fireworks .Having a sense of solidarity and camaraderie, chess players decided

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And so your Majesty, Nigerians are not only good in Soccer, they are also very good in chess. Yes, i see that.CLICK TO ENLARGE FOR BETTER VIEW

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PLEASE CLICK THE PICTURE TO ENLARGE

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** CLICK THE PICS TO ENLARGE**

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Dr Lara Ogunshola was a chess champion in Nigeria in the late 80s. She played in many chess tournaments including representing Nigeria at the World Chess Olympiad of 1986 in Dubai. She is a sister to Ben Ogunshola who was also among the top chess masters in Nigeria around the same time. Lara is a research fellow at the Institute of Veterinary Physiology at the University of Zurich,

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(Right) Ben Ogunshola (Laras brother), is playing black here at a tournament in London.Ogunshola popularly called " Bobo Oguns" has a lot of good ideas on how to improve chess in Nigeria and we are going to be taping into his wealth of knowledge for some useful solutions very soon.

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Here is an article written about Fela Bright who is a chess organizer among so many other noble causes that he is involve in. The article is taken from the web log of Augusting.blog.co.uk. It is reproduced here with some slight editing.The article should be titled " The diversified energy of a chess Master". Enjoy.Fela bright, the left handed dude, is as tall as a rocket. Fela is the President of

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Chiedu Madueke was a chess champion in Nigeria in the late 80s and early 90s and a Chess Olympian veteran for Nigeria. For his solid play, Chiedu was feared by many chess players that they gave him a nickname of " The Assassin" for his uncanny ability to execute a mate on the chessboard. In 2007, while in Britain, pursing his MSc Degree in public policy and management, he achieved an

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Mrs. Francisca Okosun is a chess writer and an ardent player. Born in Germany to a Nigerian father and a Trinidadian mother, she is currently living in the United Kingdom and is the head of the IT Department of Docklands Training Centre, a training project of PADA. During the time that she was the Secretary of the Alekhine Chess Clinic in Lagos, Nigeria, she passionately promotes chess by writing

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Information has been scarce concerning the chess activities of IM Thomas Oparaguo but we have been able to obtain this information courtesy of the website of Deutscher Schachbund e.V. in Germany. Oparaugo is half German and half Nigerian and he is the first Nigerian International chess master and a veteran of Nigeria chess Olympiad team. Thomas made some effort to help some Nigeria chess players

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Hmm, I think we have seen this game face before. Aha, yes, that is the indomitable Oris that we all know. Oris is a former National Chess Champion of Nigeria and a Chess Olympiad veteran for Nigeria. PICS: In Barcelona (Feb.2009) with his club. Playing in the finals of the Catalunya Rapid-play Team championships, wearing a red Cardigan - a Tiger Woods kind of "opponents beware" trademark if you

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Left: Dr Femi Adebajo : A Nigerian Medical Doctor / chess player based in London Femi is working hard to help the Nigeria Chess players with the formation of the Nigeria Chess Players Association. A lot of work has gone into this initiative and we will be hearing more about this in the coming weeks. First: Hand in the pocket and then...... Hand across the chest: When a chess master stops at

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Sylvia Chidi was a chess champion in Nigeria in the 80s and early 90s. She is also an Olympiad veteran for Nigeria.Apart from Chess, Sylvia has intrest in women soccer and she writes lovely poems. You can find some of her poems at the link below. Left Pic: Sylvia playing at the Gilbraltar chess tournament in February 2009 with the smile that we are all used to. Relaxing at the games village of

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Left : Inih Umoh another strong chess player based in London. We all know Odion Aikhoje (far right) - the famous blitz player and a gold medal winner at the 1998 Chess Olympiad. There is a lot of articles on Odion on this website already that he needs no futher introduction. Sitting in the Middle is Bola Dada - a veteran of Nigeria Chess Olympiad team and a former Secretary of the Nigeria

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At a time when we are engaged in yet another Olympiad selection process, it is only fitting to pause to pay tribute to those pioneering chess masters who represented Nigeria in past Olympiads. Even though most of them are less active today, the achievements of chess players such as Tolani Owosina, Emmanuel Omuku, Adebola Dada, Theophilus Caiafas, Ayoola O, Oyeneyin Tajudeen, Olufemi Faseyitan,

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CLICK PIC TO ENLARGE. KADA ’09: Delta Rules Chess Event by Femi Solaja Delta State chess team proved to the rest contestants that they have the best prodigies at the moment after producing a brilliant performance and diminished other states to win the chess event of the National Sports Festival in Kaduna . After a conservative start which gave Oyo and Edo an early lead, Team Delta

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2006/2007 Tournament: Teachers and Schlumberger representatives at the event. For the 2009 chess initiatives, Schlumberger is donating two big outdoor size chess boards to the students of Alief School District in Houston, Texas. Right: Paula Harris: Schlumbergers Community Affairs officersupported by other Schlumberger staff members For a Flash Presentation of the Tournament visit: http://www2

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Kay ElegbedeOf Albert Einstein, Emmanuel Lasker and Edward Lasker. 1. Albert Einstein: Father of the theory of Relativity; an amateur chess player. 2. Edward Lasker: An Engineer and cousin to the World Chess Champion Emmanuel Lasker. 3. Emmanuel Lasker: A celebrated mathematician and a former world chess champion.Now the first part here is a humorous side of part of a true story as written by

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Hey Deputy, I hear the Nigerian Military love to play Chess. Hope you remember to bring our Chinese chess along.Love to try my new moves on the Nigeria Generals.Right: Sylvia Chidi, a former Women Chess Champion of Nigeria.Whats the hurry chief? We got to get down to mainland Abuja, Nigeria to finish the meeting quickly. I cant wait to play a game of chess with the new President of Nigeria. Now

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OBAMA THE BASKETBALL PLAYER OR THE CHESS PLAYER? Okay guys , seriously, we need to get a nice chess board gift to Malia and Sasha. Dont they just look adorable?Someone get the first lady on the phone quick.Hillary you know my dad bought me a basketball when I was a young kid, but a lot of people did not know that I picked up my wining strategy from playing chess you know. Oh really, got you

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Picture is by Charles O Ma: click to enlarge

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Click pic to enlarge: Whats Hillary saying to that Senator? "Hey Senator, what a brilliant speech. You know Barack got his winning strategy and his smartness from playing chess. Oh really. Yes, he told me that in confidence sometime ago. Wow!! . Shh, its a secret. Ok.Picture is from the Huffingtonpost website: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/

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That will be the Houston Chess Club Bill. Thanks Kay, high five. See you over there Bill. You bet. I will try and make it.What !! Did i hear someone say Bill didn't say that? Well, how can you tell when you were not there. There you go. Well, it seems the whole world is playing chess now. So what are you waiting for buddy. Jump in the water. Get your kids involve too.

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Picture is from:http://www.africa-union.org/summit/jan2005/home.htmWhat do you think chess players are thinking about when they see this picture ??? They are thinking of occupying that beautiful round space into doing one and only one thing..................

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Your guess is as good as mine: Darfur talks is okay, but can we just get those leaders out of there quickly so we can arrange those round tables for our Simulteneous chess match. Thank you. Aha , there you go. And here is Chess master Dapo Adu doing his thing.

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Of chess players giving advice to Presidential candidates: Thanks for letting me take my pic with Brandon - School chess champion. Hey, do you think he can come by sometime to show me some chess strategy that I can use against old G.W Bush in this election? Sure why not. See you at the DC chess club then. You bet.

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The pictures are from: insidejutice.com and uctv.tv websitesPrinceton N. Lyman, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Africa Policy Studies, Council on Foreign Relations, Former U.S. ambassador to South Africa and Nigeria, made these remarks at the Achebe Foundation Colloquium on Nigerian Election at Providence, Rhode Island, USA, on December 11, 2009.Thank you very much Prof. Keller and thanks to the

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So think about it while signing those authographs now.Yes, It looks like Huckabee gets it faster than Chuckand Mrs Huckabee for Chess in School program for Kids. Excellent idea.

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A brilliant idea out of Texas on how to beat down the price of gasoline.Don't Mess With Texas.

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LEFT: NOBEL LAUREATE, WOLE SOYINKA STILL BELIEVES THAT EVEN AFTER THIS AWARD PRESENTATION TO ODION AT THE 2008 OLYMPIAD, EFFORT WILL CONTINUE TO OBTAIN THE MEDAL IN ORDER TO HAND IT OVER TO ITS RIGHTFUL OWNER.Prof Wole Soyinka is currently looking into the Odions gold medal problem. He has been in contact with the former Nigerian Minister of Sports, Gimba and Theophiilus Caifas who has the medal

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ADDENDUM: Ethiopian, Ugandan and Nigerian Chess Federations are taking part in the 2008 Olympiad. Most of the due issues were taken care of while some other outstanding matters will be taken care of at a later date... PICTURE:THE MALE AND THE FEMALE TEAM OF NIGERIA TO THE 2006 CHESS OLYMPIAD.Ethiopia, Uganda and Nigeria Chess Federations are barred from the 2008 Chess Olympiad because of their

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Pictures:Ini Umoh ,IM Odion Aikhoje,Bola Dada and Paul Obiamiwe .Double Round Robin Tournament. Odion won this event. Obiamiwe, Paul - Umoh, IniEURO Trials (London), 09.09.20081.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.d4 0–0 6.Be2 e5 7.0–0 Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.b4 Nh5 10.Re1 f5 11.Ng5 Nf6 12.f3 Kh8 13.Bb2 Nh5 14.Ne6 Bxe6 15.dxe6 f4 16.c5 a5 17.a3 Nc6 18.Nd5 Re8 19.Bc4 dxc5 20.bxc5 Rc8 21.Qa4 Nf6 22.Rad1

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PEDACHESS Educational Services is a body that renders teaching services in Primary schools on the basis of the game of chess. We teach chess as part of the school's curricullum, and our ultimate responsibilty to step-up the IQs of the kids by using chess.The body is comprised of a group of Nigerian chess players; headed by Ajibola Olanrewaju. Other members of the PEDACHESS team include Adeniyi

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Male TeamIM Oladapo Adu (Zone 2, US)Charles Campbell (Zone 3, Nigeria)IM Odion Aikhoje (Zone 1, Europe)Adebayo Adegboyega (Zone 3, Nigeria)Bomo Kighigha (Zone 3, Nigeria)Click pic to enlargeFemale TeamRacheal Edward-Dappa (Zone 3, Nigeria)Nike Ogunremi (from Zone 1 and 2)Tolu Jeje (Zone 3, Nigeria)Folasayo Togun (Zone 3, Nigeria - waiting for Pic)Obasi. O. Uwa (Zone 3, Nigeria- waiting for Pic)

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PICTURES TAKEN BY OLA OSANYINJOBI MINUS ONE PICTURE OF OLA HIMSELF OF COURSE. Yomi Odutola Pilot Kenneth Odeh R to L: Biodun Adeniran and Dr Jide Falana. Nike Ogunremi Busola Adepitan /Ayo Oguntuase Adekunle Aladeselu Dr Okey Iwu IM Oladapo Adu NM George UmezinwaRated over 2400 at one time :Highest US rated Nigeria chess player ever Dr Sylvester Smarty Ola Osanyinjobi Dr Jide Falana Frank

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Final Result #NameIDRtngRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Rd 5TotTBrk[A]TBrk[K]TBrk[M]1Adu Oladapo2310W5D8W4W2W34.520741811.52Iwu Okechukwu2210W6W4D8L1W53.520641511.53Osanyinjobi Ola1968W10L5W7W8L13.019161411.54Umezinwa George2251W7L2L1D6W82.520391285Oguntuase Ayodele1933L1W3W9D7L22.519711296Alade Ayokunle1818L2L9W10D4B---2.51864857Odeh Kenneth1851L4W10L3D5W92.51829126.58Smarty

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Standings after round 4 #NameIDRtngRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4TotTBrk[A]TBrk[K]TBrk[M]1Adu Oladapo2310W4D5W7W33.52100.51472Osanyinjobi Ola1968W10L4W8W53.01817.51363Iwu Okechukwu2210W9W7D5L12.52096.51174Oguntuase Ayodele1933L1W2W6D82.519111185Smarty Sylvester2008W6D1D3L22.0200195.56Gbenle Toyin1516L5W9L4X102.01919.563.57Umezinwa George2251W8L3L1D91.5204785.58Odeh Kenneth1851L7W10L2D41.51907.584.59Alade

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SwissSys Standings after round 3 #NameIDRtngRd 1Rd 2Rd 3TotTBrk[A]TBrk[K]TBrk[M]1Adu Oladapo2310W4D3W62.520641042Iwu Okechukwu2210W9W6D32.52025.51033Smarty Sylvester2008W7D1D22.02012854Oguntuase Ayodele1933L1W5W72.0193194.55Osanyinjobi Ola1968W10L4W82.01754936Umezinwa George2251W8L2L11.02123.563.57Gbenle Toyin1516L3W9L41.01919.5638Odeh Kenneth1851L6W10L51.01899619Alade

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STANDINGS AFTER ROUND 2 AND PAIRINGS FOR ROUND 3.SwissSys Standings. #NameIDRtngRd 1Rd 2TotTBrk[A]TBrk[K]TBrk[M]1Iwu Okechukwu2210W10W52.02034.5812Adu Oladapo2310W4D31.51970.561.53Smarty Sylvester2008W6D21.5191361.54Oguntuase Ayodele1933L2W81.02139505Umezinwa George2251W7L11.02030.5506Gbenle Toyin1516L3W101.01913507Odeh Kenneth1851L5W91.01880508Osanyinjobi Ola1968W9L41.01721509Odutola

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EXPRESS REPORT: Ten chess players are competing in the zone 2 trials with 4 officials working to see that the best chess player emerge in this 5 round Swiss tournament. The chessplayers present in Houston for the event are Toyin Gbenle, Kenneth Odeh, Yomi Odutola, NM George Umezinwa, IM Oladapo Adu, Ayo Oguntuase, Okechukwu Iwu, Sylvester Smarty, Ayokunle Aladeselu and Ola Osanyinjobi. Four of

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By Lekan AdeyemiMALE CATEGORY1st ADEBAYO ADEGBOYEGA 5.5pts2nd OMORERE BENJAMIN 5.5pts3rd ONABOGUN KOLADE 5pts4th OLANREWAJU AJIBOLA 5pts5th CAMPBELL CHARLES 5pts6th KIGIGHA BOMO 5pts7th SORUNGBE ADEMOLA 5pts8th OLAPE BUNMI 4.5pts9th FAWOLE JOHN 4pts10th OLADELE OLUWOLE 4pts11th KOKO OBUBELE 4pts12th OLABODE OLASIMBO 4pts13th KIGIGHA INIMO 3.5pts14th ETUK-AKPAN LEONARD 3.5pts15th ABDULKADIR UMAR

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"That Nigeria chess players in 3 Continents - Africa, Europe and the United States are taking part in an Olympiad selection process of this magnitude is very remarkable. This fact alone is what makes everyone involve in the process a winner and not only those who will eventually qualify" .Chess Olympiad Trial: Adegboyega, Jeje Lead others to Final StageBy Femi SolajaAfter four days of brilliant

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Nigeria chess players and their chess officials are working hard to select a formidable team to the next Olympiad in Germany. A lot of bold initiatives have been put in place to aid in this selection process which should produce the most talented Nigeria chess players . Nigeria with a huge chess talents will no doubt be a force to be reckoned with at the 2008 Chess Olympiad - at least by many of

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The Dresdner Neueste Nachrichten, media partner of the Chess Olympiad Dresden 2008, reported and its posted on the website of the 2008 Chess Olympiad, that the tenth world champion of chess, Boris Spasski, will visit Dresden during the Chess Olympiad. Spasky was very happy to receive an invitation from the mayor of the City of Dresden.Here is where this info came from:http://dresden2008.de/

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Simultaneous chess between Boris Spassky, former world champion, and 20 players recruited between authors, volunteers and representatives of the sponsors supporters of the festival. @Festivalettaratura Wole Soyinka: One of the writers @Festivalettaratura Spassky signing authographs @Festivalettarutura.

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Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka is currently looking into the Odions gold medal problem. He has been in touch with the Minister of Sports, Gimba and Caifas on this issue already. To quote Prof Soyinka, "Odion won his gold medal and he should have it". Details will be made available as soon as we have more information on this.Meanwhile, here is an interesting story on Soyinka that is not known

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First place Tie break speed chess excitement.Click the pics to enlargeFor Flash presentation of the event click the link below: http://www.aliefisd.net/kerr/Clubs/Chess/Fall2007Tournament/AISDFall2007.swfFor past years go to the link belowhttp://www.alief.isd.tenet.edu/Kerr/Clubs/Chess/Chess.htm

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Kamsky 2752 won his first game against Onyekwere 2267. Kamsky is rated no 19 in the World and No 1 player in the US. Kamsky,G 2752Onyekwere,C 22679th Foxwoods Open: Open Section. 4/4/2007[C.Bean 1888]1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qb6 8.Nb3 Nbd7 9.Qf3 Qc7 10.a4 b6 11.Bd3 Bb7 12.0-0 Be7 13.Qh3 h6 14.f5 e5 15.Kh1(In The game Bluvshtein,M 2447-Vera,R 2509 2003 went 15.

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Emmanuel Omuku of Nigeria (extreme right in black suit) with the Presidential board of the World Chess Federation (FIDE). * Thanks to Casto Abundo for granting us permission to use this picture.

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Below: The Safari Court Hotel - Venue of the Chess TournamentWindhoek (pronounced "Vind hook") meaning, "Card of Wind" is the Capital of Namibia, the host Country of the 2007 African Individual Chess Championship. Windhoek is a city traditionally known for its hot Springs - the "Ai-Gams/Otjomuise" (translated "hot springs/a place of steam" ). As a matter of fact, the early settlers came to settle

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The 9th All-Africa Games starts today July 11-23, 2007 in Algiers, the capital city of Algeria. Highlights of the Chess event will be provided here on a regular basis. Eleven Countries took part in the Chess tournament at the last All Africa Games held in Abuja, Nigeria two years ago. Egypt won the Gold medal in that event :http://www.fide.com/news.asp?id=262 .This year’s event should also

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Chess Organizer, Jean-Baka Domelevo-Entfellner has just announced the details of an up coming chess tournament in Yaounde, Cameroon. The Yaounde Chess Club (YCC) is the official organizer of this double event called "The Cameroonian Masters". The tournament is expected to take place from July 27th-29th, 2007. Jean said "We're planning to invite FIDE rated players from neighbouring federations,

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Finally we did it! Despite huge problems of sponsoring, we managed to organise a tournament (7 rounds, Swiss System). My final rank is 2nd out of 24 players. Competiton was quite tough, which indicates there are several Cameroonian players able to play at a strength above 2000 Elo in traditional games (not rapidplay). It's a pity our Kenyan friends weren't able to come due to the fact that KCB

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LAGOS: CHESS PLAYERS HUB :Picture is from: http://www.nigerianunion.org/photos.html ABUJA: CAPITAL OF NIGERIA NIGERIA PRESIDENT - FAR RIGHT. BEYONCE WITH NIGERIAN KIDSPicture is from: http://bossip.com/labels/Jay-Z.html

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To be sandwiched by two Chess playing MDs - Dr Iwu (Minessota) left and Dr Smarty (Ohio) right, was to suggest that one's heart is in the right place and in good hands with all the chess activities and the merry making around us. Now you know why the two good Drs are laughing.

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[Event "Nigerian Chess Clash"] [Site "Houston, TX USA"] [Date "2007.03.31"] [Round "5"] [White "Adu, Oladapo"] [Black "Onyekwere, Chikwere"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2304"] [BlackElo "2290"] [ECO "B97g"] [EventDate "2007.03.29"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qb6 8.Nb3 Nbd7 9.Qf3 Qc7 10.O-O-O b5 11.a3 Bb7 12.Bd3 Be7 13.Rhe1 O-O 14.Qh3 e5 15. f5 d5 16.exd5 Bxa3 17

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Debate is ongoing as to the shining object that apeared in Dr Smarty's chest during the game. Is it another appearance of Caissa, the Goddess of Chess or is it a talisman aimed at giving one of the players an advantage or just a fluke? You be the Judge. [Event "Nigerian Chess Clash"][Site "Houston, TX USA"][Date "2007.03.31"][Round "4"][White "Onyekwere, Chikwere"][Black "Adu, Oladapo"][Result

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[Event "Nigerian Chess Clash"][Site "Houston, TX USA"][Date "2007.03.30"][Round "3"][White "Adu, Oladapo"][Black "Onyekwere, Chikwere"][Result "0-1"]1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6 8.Nb3 Nbd7 9. Qf3 Qc7 10. O-O-O b5 11. Bd3 Bb7 12. Rhe1 b4 13. Ne2 Be7 14.Ng3 O-O 15. Nh5 Rfc8 16. Qh3 Nxh5 17. Qxh5 Bxg5 18. Qxg5 a5 19. e5 dxe5 20.fxe5 h6 21. Qf4 Bd5 22. Nd4

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[Event "Nigerian Chess Clash"][Site "Houston, TX USA"][Date "2007.03.30"][Round "2"][White "Onyekwere, Chikwere"][Black "Adu, Oladapo"][Result "0-1"][WhiteElo "2290"][BlackElo "2304"][ECO "B23g"][EventDate "2007.03.29"]1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 e6 3.f4 a6 4.g3 b5 5.Bg2 Bb7 6.d3 d6 7.Nf3 Nf6 8.O-O Be7 9.h3 Nc6 10.g4 h6 11.a4 b4 12.Ne2 Qc7 13.Be3 a5 14.Ng3 g6 15.c3 h5 16.g5 Nd717.Nh4 Nb6 18.Qf3( 18.f5 d5 19.

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