Ladies and Gentle men, The pairings of the round one of the 4th Largest sporting event in the World is out at the Chess Olympiads and as expected Nigeria male and female team have a uphill task facing tough opposition. The Male team shall be facing Team Georgia while the Female team is paired against Mexico in the first round. here is a quick preview of the match ahead.
OPEN CATEGORY(Male)
The Nigerian male team having a starting rank of 107 and with an average rating of 2203 is facing a Georgian team ranked 21st and with an average rating of 2619 an all grand master team !!Team Nigeria (male) is paired against Georgia, a team led by Super Grand master Jobava Baadur a player who defeated GM Magnus Carlsen (World number one player ) at the last edition of the Olympiads.all other players on team Georgia are GMs. meanwhile the ladies are up against the Mexican team and i strongly believe the ladies will console Nigeria just in case the male team does not succeed in staging the big upset we all want against the Georgians.
Board pairings (Open category)
.1 IM Olape, Bunmi 2273 Vs GM Jobava, Baadur 2713
2 CM Kigigha, Bomo 2197 Vs GM Mchedlishvili, Mikheil 2618
3 FM Ajibowo, Olamide Patrick 2168 Vs GM Pantsulaia, Levan 2581
.4 CM Balogun, Oluwafemi 2187 Vs GM Nigalidze, Gaioz 2542
.1 IM Olape, Bunmi 2273 Vs GM Jobava, Baadur 2713
2 CM Kigigha, Bomo 2197 Vs GM Mchedlishvili, Mikheil 2618
3 FM Ajibowo, Olamide Patrick 2168 Vs GM Pantsulaia, Levan 2581
.4 CM Balogun, Oluwafemi 2187 Vs GM Nigalidze, Gaioz 2542
Team-Composition
Bo. | Name | Rtg | FED | Games | |
1 | GM | Jobava Baadur | 2713 | GEO | 0.0 |
2 | GM | Mchedlishvili Mikheil | 2618 | GEO | 0.0 |
3 | GM | Pantsulaia Levan | 2581 | GEO | 0.0 |
4 | GM | Nigalidze Gaioz | 2542 | GEO | 0.0 |
5 | GM | Shanava Konstantine | 2563 | GEO | 0.0 |
Bo. | Name | Rtg | FED | Games | |
1 | IM | Olape Bunmi | 2273 | NGR | 0.0 |
2 | CM | Kigigha Bomo | 2197 | NGR | 0.0 |
3 | FM | Ajibowo Olamide Patrick | 2168 | NGR | 0.0 |
4 | CM | Balogun Oluwafemi | 2187 | NGR | 0.0 |
5 | Akinseye Abiola | 2156 | NGR | 0.0 |
Female Category
The Nigerian Female team with a starting rank of 120 and an average rating of 1215 is up against a Mexican side ranked 53rd and with an average rating of 2061.
.1WFM Olatunji, Oluwatobiloba 1860 Vs WIM Garcia Morales, Ivette 2113
.2 Coker, Omolabake 0 Vs. WIM Real Pereyra, Diana Carime 2061
3 Enarevba, Mandy 0 Vs. WCM Duran Juarez, Citlali 1982
.4 Rabiu, Olabisi 0 Vs. Roque Sola, Gisela 1882
.1WFM Olatunji, Oluwatobiloba 1860 Vs WIM Garcia Morales, Ivette 2113
.2 Coker, Omolabake 0 Vs. WIM Real Pereyra, Diana Carime 2061
3 Enarevba, Mandy 0 Vs. WCM Duran Juarez, Citlali 1982
.4 Rabiu, Olabisi 0 Vs. Roque Sola, Gisela 1882
Team-Composition without round-results
Bo. | Name | Rtg | FED | Games | |
1 | WFM | Olatunji Oluwatobiloba | 1860 | NGR | 0.0 |
2 | Coker Omolabake | 0 | NGR | 0.0 | |
3 | Enarevba Mandy | 0 | NGR | 0.0 | |
4 | Rabiu Olabisi | 0 | NGR | 0.0 | |
5 | Aramude Sandra | 0 | NGR | 0.0 |
VS
Bo. | Name | Rtg | FED | Games | |
1 | WIM | Garcia Morales Ivette | 2113 | MEX | 0.0 |
2 | WIM | Guerrero Rodriguez Alejandra | 2089 | MEX | 0.0 |
3 | WIM | Real Pereyra Diana Carime | 2061 | MEX | 0.0 |
4 | WCM | Duran Juarez Citlali | 1982 | MEX | 0.0 |
5 | Roque Sola Gisela | 1882 | MEX | 0.0 |
What do you think will happen in these games, can you predict the results? comments please.
Tough! Very tough
GM Jobava Baadur of Georgia defeated Magnus Carlsen two years ago at the last edition of the Olympiads.
they will try their best. Evrythin is gradual