Nigeria Chess team dazzles as they beat host nation at world chess olympiads

 It was a great day for fans and followers of Nigerian chess as The Nigerian  male team completely discombobulated the host nation third team (Norway 3) in round nine of the 41st world chess Olympiads in Tromso Noway, The Norwegian team's average rating is 2381 as against Nigeria's 2206 but the rejuvenated Nigerian side comprised of International master Bunmi Olape, Candidate master Bomo Kigigha, Fide Master Olamide Ajibowo and Candidate Master Femi Balogun played like men on a mission throwing off their psychological depression of earlier rounds and playing well enough to beat a much stronger team (on paper). Team Nigeria edged out team Norway by 2.5 to 1.5 points .

Round 9 on 2014/08/11 at 14:00
Bo.	71	Norway 3 (NOR3)	-	107	Nigeria (NGR)	1½:2½
48.1	IM	Lie, Espen	-	IM	Olape, Bunmi	1 - 0
48.2	FM	Hauge, Lars Oskar	-	CM	Kigigha, Bomo	0 - 1
48.3	FM	Holm, Kristian Stuvik	-	FM	Ajibowo, Olamide Patrick	½ - ½
48.4	CM	Mihajlov, Sebastian	-	CM	Balogun, Oluwafemi	0 - 1

 A good day for Nigerian chess was made complete when the National Female side also completely crushed the Cameroon 4-0  to show their class over their west African neighbors, the duo of Olabisi Rabiu and Mandy Tega Soyoye has also been awarded   the title of Women Candidate master WCM though this is yet to be made  official.

Round 9 on 2014/08/11 at 14:00
Bo.	120	Nigeria (NGR)	-	125	Cameroon (CMR)	4 : 0
60.1	WFM	Olatunji, Oluwatobiloba	-		Magne, Sylviane Kouokam	1 - 0
60.2		Coker, Omolabake	-		Tchouateu, Tankeu Stephanie	1 - 0
60.3		Enarevba, Mandy	-		Nga Tsimi, Ariane Erika	1 - 0
60.4		Rabiu, Olabisi	-		Koussing Nguepnang, Ingritte	1 - 0

  The male national team meets Albania  while the Female team meets Fiji  in the tenth round which is the penultimate  of the event.