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Chess Olympiad

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Nigerian Chess News

Nigeria at the Chess Olympiad: Teams, results and the record

Nigeria’s Chess Olympiad record includes a 66th-place open finish in 1986 and strong individual scores from players such as Odion Aikhoje.

BySeptember 23, 2026
Odion Aikhoje’s hands poised over a wooden chessboard during a tense board-two game in a crowded Olympiad hall, with out-of-focus players and Adire.
African Chess History

The 1998 Elista Olympiad: the day Nigeria won chess gold

Odion Aikhoje’s 6½/8 on board two made Nigeria’s 1998 Elista story a landmark: an individual Olympiad gold that still shapes the country’s chess...

BySeptember 22, 2026

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