NIGERIA NATIONAL WOMEN TEAMS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025

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87 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 19 Jun 2025 to 26 Jun 2025 in Ikenne, OGUN STATE., Nigeria. 6 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1967, and top seed was Deborah Ebimobo-ere QUICKPEN (🇳🇬 NGR, WFM, 2081).

Bridget MICHAEL (🇳🇬 NGR, WIM, 1952) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Michelle Chiamaka NWANKWO (7.5) and Toritsemuwa Ofowino (7.0). MICHAEL shared the lead from round 8, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 9: Everestus Joy (1622) beat Eunice AJANWACHUKWU (1886), a +264-point gap.

Location

🇳🇬Ikenne, OGUN STATE., Nigeria

Dates

19 Jun 2025 → 26 Jun 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇳🇬WFMDeborah Ebimobo-ere QUICKPEN2081

Avg top 10

1,967

Participants

Titled players · 6

WIM×1

WFM×4

WCM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇳🇬Nigeria×64

Top 3

🥇
WIMBridget MICHAEL
🇳🇬NGR·1952
7.5pts·2081perf+25.4
🥈
WFMMichelle Chiamaka NWANKWO
🇳🇬NGR·1975
7.5pts·2058perf+31.2
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WCMToritsemuwa Ofowino
🇳🇬NGR·2073
7.0pts·2022perf-4.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 2 players tied at 7.5/9, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

MICHAEL7.5NWANKWO7.5Ofowino7OLORUNTOLA7ISHAYA7Samson7— ex-leaders:Oiseled R4–R5, #8

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 7.5/9. MICHAEL takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (40.5).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

WIM Bridget MICHAEL 5 wins (R5–R9)WFM Michelle Chiamaka NWANKWO 3 wins (R7–R9)WCM Toritsemuwa Ofowino 3 wins (R7–R9)

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	MICHAEL, BridgetWIM	1952	NGR	+51B	+19N	=10N	−22N	+39B	+33N	+21B	+9N	+28B	7.5	40.5	43.0	34.75	2081	+25.4
2	NWANKWO, Michelle ChiamakaWFM	1975	NGR	+24N	+44B	=57N	=21B	+33N	=9B	+46N	+28B	+34N	7.5	35.0	37.0	30.25	2058	+31.2
3	Ofowino, ToritsemuwaWCM	2073	NGR	+38N	+34B	−8N	=14N	+52N	=12N	+50B	+6N	+40B	7.0	39.5	42.0	29.25	2022	-4.0
4	OLORUNTOLA, OluwatobilobaWFM	1937	NGR	+53B	+12N	−30B	=5N	+29B	+8B	+44N	=57N	+60N	7.0	36.5	38.5	29.50	1912	-3.6
5	ISHAYA, Rejoice Kira	1674	NGR	+76N	−21B	+7B	=4B	=38N	+44B	+68N	+8B	+57B	7.0	35.0	35.0	24.75	1994	+41.6
6	Samson, Peace	1877	NGR	+68N	+65B	+59N	=40B	+54N	+18N	=14B	−3B	+23B	7.0	33.5	34.5	22.75	1917	+6.6
7	OKEKE, Ngozi Bianca	0	NGR	+78N	+45B	−5N	−23B	+?N	+62B	+70N	+66B	+77B	7.0	19.5	19.5	7.50	1758	0.0
8	Iguehi Elora Oise	1827	NGR	+47B	+49N	+3B	+59N	+11B	−4N	=20B	−5N	+63B	6.5	41.0	43.0	26.25	1925	+18.6
9	ONOJA, Iyefu Joy	1986	NGR	+58N	+33B	=21N	=28B	+78N	=2N	+22B	−1B	+42B	6.5	39.0	39.0	23.00	1944	-5.2
10	AJANWACHUKWU, Eunice	1886	NGR	+56B	+22N	=1B	+74N	+37B	=48N	+71B	=35N	−26B	6.5	31.0	32.0	19.75	1889	+3.2
11	ABDUSSALAM, Mardhiyyah Kehinde	1765	NGR	+32N	F	+38N	+63B	−8N	+57N	+24N	=30B	+45B	6.5	31.0	31.0	22.25	1882	+12.2
12	Abdulsalam Azeezat	0	NGR	+66B	−4B	+70B	+41N	−18B	=3B	+47B	+59N	+68N	6.5	30.5	31.5	15.50	1937	0.0
13	UDEMBA, Chinyere Blessing	0	NGR	+61N	+26B	F	F	+?N	+37B	=25N	+48B	+35N	6.5	22.5	22.5	20.00	1769	0.0
14	QUICKPEN, Deborah Ebimobo-ereWFM	2081	NGR	+81B	+18N	+54N	=3B	+50N	+40B	=6N	F	F	6.0	28.0	28.0	21.00	2059	+1.2
15	NAMARWA, Mercy Iliya	1650	NGR	−31B	−20N	+82B	+56N	+69B	+58B	+72N	F	+79B	6.0	16.0	16.0	6.00	971	-26.8
16	FIDE 8558140	0	—	+37B	F	+69B	+61B	+58B	F	F	+39N	+64B	6.0	14.0	14.0	14.00	1662	0.0
17	IKECHI, Blessing Ihuoma	0	NGR	+71B	−58B	+84B	+72N	F	−56N	+51N	+79N	+69N	6.0	9.5	9.5	5.50	1806	0.0
18	IGBIGBI, Lily Nora Ogheneyerovwo	0	NGR	+62N	−14B	+?N	−50B	+12N	−6B	+29N	=40B	+41N	5.5	35.5	35.5	18.25	1746	0.0
19	OZEMOJE, Victoria Olohijie	1755	NGR	+83N	−1B	+72B	−37N	+24N	+21B	=67N	+36N	F	5.5	27.5	27.5	15.75	1781	+5.2
20	AGBAZUE, Miracle Obiamakachukwu	1729	NGR	+52N	+15B	F	+58N	F	+60B	=8N	+56B	−59N	5.5	23.0	23.0	17.75	1759	+4.8
21	ADARAMAJA, Temitope	1818	NGR	+60B	+5N	=9B	=2N	−22B	−19N	−1N	+33B	+71B	5.0	45.0	46.0	21.00	1861	+17.2
22	SULEIMAN, Azumi Ayisha	2011	NGR	F	−10B	+78N	+1B	+21N	+28B	−9N	−34N	+51N	5.0	36.5	36.5	19.50	1886	-20.4
23	SYLVESTER, Patience	0	NGR	+50B	=66N	=41B	+7N	F	−29B	+43N	+77B	−6N	5.0	29.5	29.5	15.50	1688	0.0
24	AGBO, Lovelyn Ikpane	0	NGR	−2B	+80N	+53B	+64N	−19B	+39N	−11B	+78B	F	5.0	27.5	27.5	8.00	1577	0.0
25	Osundinakin, Omoyemi	1810	NGR	+42N	+28B	+86N	F	−36N	=26B	=13B	+37N	F	5.0	27.0	27.0	17.25	1853	+5.8
26	Everestus Joy	1622	NGR	+82B	−13N	F	F	+56B	=25N	+79B	=31B	+10N	5.0	24.5	24.5	13.25	1962	+55.2
27	AKINJISOLA, Sarah Oluwatosin	0	NGR	+85N	+?B	F	+46N	+79B	F	+35B	F	F	5.0	7.0	7.0	7.00	1821	0.0
28	MONDAY, MUSA Naomi	1708	NGR	+80B	−25N	+52N	=9N	+51B	−22N	+45B	−2N	−1N	4.5	39.5	39.5	11.25	1794	+24.0
29	Davies Blessing	1812	NGR	F	+81B	−44N	+45B	−4N	+23N	−18B	+47B	=50B	4.5	29.0	29.0	12.25	1751	-14.4
30	OKE, Abiodun	1758	NGR	F	F	+4N	F	+49N	+34B	−57B	=11N	+46N	4.5	25.5	25.5	20.25	1994	+37.0
31	OMESU, Miracle Chinyere	1813	NGR	+15N	F	F	+87N	F	+35N	+48B	=26N	F	4.5	18.0	18.0	15.50	2015	+36.8
32	ANYANWU Ifunanyachukwu Jacinta	0	NGR	−11B	+60N	+76B	+38B	−53N	F	=63N	F	+81N	4.5	17.5	17.5	6.50	966	0.0
33	EMMANUEL, Ogechi	1736	NGR	+67B	−9N	+51B	+34N	−2B	−1B	+56B	−21N	F	4.0	36.5	36.5	10.00	1748	+0.6
34	Adeniji, Omolola Idowu	1763	NGR	+73B	−3N	+42N	−33B	+47B	−30N	F	+22B	−2B	4.0	35.5	35.5	12.50	1749	-4.2
35	REUBEN, Bernice Adima	1596	NGR	+69N	+74B	=39B	F	+61N	−31B	−27N	=10B	−13B	4.0	30.0	30.0	9.00	1764	+24.4
36	EBIAKPO, Ebisinde Treasure	1694	NGR	+64B	F	+71B	F	+25B	F	F	−19B	+61B	4.0	15.5	15.5	10.00	1928	+48.8
37	CHUKURA, Adanwakaego Ololade	1660	NGR	−16N	+85B	+61N	+19B	−10N	−13N	F	−25B	=53N	3.5	34.0	34.0	8.75	1835	+18.2
38	Abia, Ujei Abasi Richard	0	NGR	−3B	+73N	−11B	−32N	=5B	F	+52N	+68B	−44N	3.5	32.5	32.5	8.00	1526	0.0
39	EBOSE, Mariam Osaigbokao	0	NGR	−46N	+53N	=35N	+42B	−1N	−24B	F	−16B	+80B	3.5	31.5	31.5	8.00	1672	0.0
40	AGWOM, Deborah Dembo	1554	NGR	+77B	−59N	F	=6N	+70B	−14N	=55B	=18N	−3N	3.5	31.0	31.0	8.50	1575	+0.8
41	COKER, Julie Olajumoke	0	NGR	F	+?B	=23N	−12B	+62N	−50B	+66N	−49N	−18B	3.5	26.0	26.0	6.00	1630	0.0
42	Odumade, Yetunde	1688	NGR	−25B	+67N	−34B	−39N	F	=46B	+64N	+80B	−9N	3.5	25.5	25.5	5.00	1640	-14.8
43	ONORIODE, Anna	0	NGR	F	−54B	+?N	=62B	+77N	−55N	−23B	F	+66N	3.5	13.5	13.5	2.50	915	0.0
44	Pelomoh Jessica	1874	NGR	F	−2N	+29B	+57N	F	−5N	−4B	F	+38B	3.0	31.5	31.5	10.00	1763	-15.0
45	OYEWALE, Oluchi Alexis (Mrs)	1792	NGR	F	−7N	=47B	−29N	+66N	+81N	−28N	=51B	−11N	3.0	29.5	29.5	4.25	1435	-67.6
46	ERHABOR, Joy Felix	1798	NGR	+39B	+75N	F	−27B	=48N	=42N	−2B	F	−30B	3.0	28.0	28.0	7.75	1606	-20.4
47	IOREMBER, Serenity Mmemngu	0	NGR	−8N	+76B	=45N	+81B	−34N	=52B	−12N	−29N	F	3.0	27.0	27.0	2.75	1477	0.0
48	Fasola, Modupeola	1773	NGR	F	F	F	+84N	=46B	=10B	−31N	−13N	+72N	3.0	21.5	21.5	5.75	1708	-10.0
49	EBIAKPO, Ebidise Sunshine	1771	NGR	+75N	−8B	F	F	−30B	F	F	+41B	+70N	3.0	16.5	16.5	5.50	993	-37.6
50	OLABISI, Oluwaseun Elizabeth	1749	NGR	−23N	F	F	+18N	−14B	+41N	−3N	F	=29N	2.5	31.5	31.5	11.25	1716	-3.2
51	ASUQUO, Eunice	1739	NGR	−1N	+83B	−33N	+67B	−28N	F	−17B	=45N	−22B	2.5	31.5	31.5	3.00	1474	-27.4
52	FIDE 8515433	0	—	−20B	F	−28B	+60N	−3B	=47N	−38B	−67N	+76N	2.5	27.0	27.0	3.50	1037	0.0
53	ADEGBOLA, Oluwatomisin Dorcas	0	NGR	−4N	−39B	−24N	F	+32B	+75B	F	−61N	=37B	2.5	26.5	26.5	7.25	1606	0.0
54	MADU, Cynthia	1715	NGR	F	+43N	−14B	+68N	−6B	F	F	=62N	F	2.5	19.5	19.5	5.50	1180	-7.8
55	FIDE 8558299	0	—	F	F	F	F	F	+43B	=40N	+70B	−65N	2.5	10.0	10.0	6.25	1554	0.0
56	FIDE 8558116	0	—	−10N	+69B	−58N	−15B	−26N	+17B	−33N	−20N	F	2.0	36.0	36.0	7.00	921	0.0
57	OMORUYI, Sandra Osarugue	1769	NGR	F	F	=2B	−44B	F	−11B	+30N	=4B	−5N	2.0	35.5	35.5	11.75	1707	-20.4
58	ADEYEMI, Debola	0	NGR	−9B	+17N	+56B	−20B	−16N	−15N	F	F	F	2.0	32.0	32.0	8.00	989	0.0
59	OLOWE, Iyanuoluwa Glory	1801	NGR	F	+40B	−6B	−8B	F	F	F	−12B	+20B	2.0	29.0	29.0	9.00	1747	-10.8
60	FIDE 8522871	0	—	−21N	−32B	−63N	−52B	F	−20N	+75B	+76N	−4B	2.0	28.5	28.5	1.00	1028	0.0
61	FIDE 8520100	0	—	−13B	+82N	−37B	−16N	−35B	F	−?N	+53B	−36N	2.0	27.5	27.5	2.50	850	0.0
62	FIDE 8547920	0	—	−18B	+77N	−68B	=43N	−41B	−7N	−65B	=54B	F	2.0	25.0	25.0	3.00	1715	0.0
63	FIDE 8522863	0	—	=?N	F	+60B	−11N	F	F	=32B	F	−8N	2.0	19.5	19.5	4.25	997	0.0
64	ONORIODE BERNICE	1582	NGR	−36N	F	+83N	−24B	+80N	F	−42B	F	−16N	2.0	18.5	18.5	0.00	891	-28.4
65	FIDE 8525153	0	—	F	−6N	F	F	F	F	+62N	F	+55B	2.0	11.5	11.5	4.50	1077	0.0
66	FIDE 8523312	0	—	−12N	=23B	+77N	−70N	−45B	F	−41B	−7N	−43B	1.5	29.5	29.5	2.50	992	0.0
67	Keshi, Augusta	0	NGR	−33N	−42B	F	−51N	F	F	=19B	+52B	F	1.5	18.0	18.0	5.25	1408	0.0
68	FIDE 8517576	0	—	−6B	F	+62N	−54B	F	F	−5B	−38N	−12B	1.0	28.5	28.5	2.00	957	0.0
69	FIDE 8558370	0	—	−35B	−56N	−16N	F	−15N	F	F	+?B	−17B	1.0	26.0	26.0	0.00	823	0.0
70	FIDE 8573387	0	—	−?N	−?B	−12N	+66B	−40N	F	−7B	−55N	−49B	1.0	24.0	24.0	1.50	890	0.0
71	OMOREGBEE, Hope Isowamwen	1792	NGR	−17N	F	−36N	F	F	+72B	−10N	F	−21N	1.0	22.5	22.5	1.00	999	-58.4
72	FIDE 8544620	0	—	−74N	+79B	−19N	−17B	F	−71N	−15B	F	−48B	1.0	22.5	22.5	0.00	912	0.0
73	FIDE 8523584	0	—	−34N	−38B	+75N	F	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	15.0	15.0	1.00	963	0.0
74	Eyefia Endurance	1592	NGR	+72B	−35N	F	−10B	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	11.5	11.5	1.00	941	-12.8
75	FIDE 8544662	0	—	−49B	−46B	−73B	F	+76B	−53N	−60N	F	F	1.0	11.5	11.5	0.00	986	0.0
76	FIDE 8558388	0	—	−5B	−47N	−32N	F	−75N	F	F	−60B	−52B	0.0	24.5	24.5	0.00	879	0.0
77	FIDE 8558396	0	—	−40N	−62B	−66B	F	−43B	F	F	−23N	−7N	0.0	23.5	23.5	0.00	754	0.0
78	AIGBOGHO, Millicent Omorovbiye	0	NGR	−7B	F	−22B	F	−9B	F	F	−24N	F	0.0	23.5	23.5	0.00	1200	0.0
79	FIDE 8523347	0	—	F	−72N	F	F	−27N	F	−26N	−17B	−15N	0.0	23.0	23.0	0.00	827	0.0
80	FIDE 8535361	0	—	−28N	−24B	F	F	−64B	F	F	−42N	−39N	0.0	22.5	22.5	0.00	860	0.0
81	FIDE 8573417	0	—	−14N	−29N	F	−47N	F	−45B	F	F	−32B	0.0	21.0	21.0	0.00	1095	0.0
82	FIDE 8523576	0	—	−26N	−61B	−15N	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	21.0	21.0	0.00	827	0.0
83	JEMINIWA, Oyinkansola Bernice	0	NGR	−19B	−51N	−64B	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	15.0	15.0	0.00	892	0.0
84	FIDE 8523363	0	—	F	F	−17N	−48B	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	973	0.0
85	Akintoye DeborahWFM	1889	NGR	−27B	−37N	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	8.5	8.5	0.00	860	-15.8
86	UNUIGBOJE, Gabrielle Odion	1604	NGR	F	F	−25B	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	5.0	5.0	0.00	1011	-9.2
87	OYELESE, Mayomi Olayinka	1622	NGR	F	F	F	−31B	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	4.5	4.5	0.00	1013	-5.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Everestus JoyNGR
+55.2
5.0 pts · #23
2EBIAKPO, Ebisinde TreasureNGR
+48.8
4.0 pts · #16
3ISHAYA, Rejoice KiraNGR
+41.6
7.0 pts · #15

Top rating losers

1OYEWALE, Oluchi Alexis (Mrs)NGR
-67.6
3.0 pts · #47
2OMOREGBEE, Hope IsowamwenNGR
-58.4
1.0 pts · #71
3EBIAKPO, Ebidise SunshineNGR
-37.6
3.0 pts · #75

Biggest upsets

R9+264 Elo gap
Everestus Joy1622 beat AJANWACHUKWU, Eunice1886
R8+248 Elo gap
Adeniji, Omolola Idowu1763 beat SULEIMAN, Azumi Ayisha2011
R3+246 Elo gap
Iguehi Elora Oise1827 beat WCMOfowino, Toritsemuwa2073