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Nigeria Chess Olympiad Qualifiers 2026 Open

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12 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held from 07 May 2026 to 13 May 2026 in Lagos, Nigeria. 7 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2250, and top seed was Abdulrahman Akintoye ABDULRAHEEM (🇳🇬 NGR, FM, 2365).

Bomo Lovet Kigigha (🇳🇬 NGR, FM, 2250) won with 7.5/11, ahead of Abdulrahman Akintoye ABDULRAHEEM (7.5) and Odey Goodness EKUNKE (7.0). Kigigha shared the lead from round 9, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 9: Bartholomew Emmanuel OKHIPO (2219) beat Abdulrahman Akintoye ABDULRAHEEM (FM, 2365), a +146-point gap.

Location
🇳🇬Lagos, Nigeria
Dates
07 May 2026 → 13 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 11 rounds
Top seed
Avg top 10
2,250
Participants
12
Titled players · 7
IM×2
FM×4
CM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇳🇬Nigeria×12
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 12 · 11 rounds
Co-leaders
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
#1#2#6#12R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Bomo Lovet Kigigha lost to FM Abdulrahman Akintoye ABDULRAHEEM (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

FM Bomo Lovet Kigigha 4 wins (R6–R9)FM Abdulrahman Akintoye ABDULRAHEEM 3 wins (R4–R6)

Cross-table

#PlayerElo123456789101112PtsSBBhΔ EloPerf
1🇳🇬FMKigigha, Bomo Lovet2250*0½1111½101½7.539.7558.5+36.62371
2🇳🇬FMABDULRAHEEM, Abdulrahman Akintoye23651*½0½1½½1½117.538.0058.5-0.62361
3🇳🇬EKUNKE, Odey Goodness2184½½*½½½01½1117.034.0059.0+96.42346
5🇳🇬OKHIPO, Bartholomew Emmanuel221901½*½11½½½016.535.2559.5+26.62306
4🇳🇬CMOlisa, Tennyson Ewomazino22710½½½*½½½½1116.530.7559.5+9.42301
6🇳🇬IMAIKHOJE, Odion224200½0½*½111½16.027.5060.0+9.02275
7🇳🇬LAPITE, Oluwadurotimi Opeoluwa22230½10½½*0½11½5.527.7560.5+5.42241
9🇳🇬IMBalogun, Oluwafemi Daniel2226½½0½½01*01105.026.5061.0-5.82205
8🇳🇬FMEYETONGHAN, Denyefa Callistus227900½½½0½1*1½½5.024.5061.0-23.02200
10🇳🇬EMMANUEL, Joy Idara21891½0½00000*114.020.0062.0-13.82142
11🇳🇬FMAKINSEYE, Abiola Daniel218600010½00½0*13.014.5063.0-32.42069
12🇳🇬NYUIMA, Tersee Ferdinand2238½00000½1½00*2.514.0063.5-59.62028

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets