Team Nigeria emerged as champions at the 2015 Ivory Coast Chess Championships concluded on Sunday in Abidjan.
The championships also featured Team Ghana and two teams representing the host country.
Nigeria won the tournament with a total
of 45.5 points ahead of hosts Ivory Coast, who had 25.5 points. Ghana
finished third with 20.5 points, while Ivory Coast’s second team had
16.5 points to stay at fourth position.
In the first category, Nigerian duo
Daniel Anwuli and Osunfuyi Abimbola finished with nine points apiece to
top the log, while their compatriots Adeyinka Adesina and Efemuai Odafe
finished as the top two in the second category with 8.5 points and 7.5
points respectively.
Nigeria Chess Federation President, Lekan Adeyemi, said the championships had further sharpened the players’ skills.
“Participating
in international championships will bring players against some of the
best in the world. This event has served the purpose of giving some of
them international experience,” Adeyemi said after the team arrived on
Tuesday.
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