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Nigeria Chess Olympiad Qualifiers 2026 Female

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10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 07 May 2026 to 13 May 2026 in Lagos, Nigeria. 4 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1974, and top seed was Deborah Ebimobo-ere QUICKPEN (🇳🇬 NGR, WFM, 2141).

Deborah Ebimobo-ere QUICKPEN (🇳🇬 NGR, WFM, 2141) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Sandra Osarugue OMORUYI (5.5) and Bridget MICHAEL (5.0). QUICKPEN won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Sandra Osarugue OMORUYI (1887) beat Azumi Ayisha SULEIMAN (2071), a +184-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 · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇳🇬WFMDeborah Ebimobo-ere QUICKPEN2141
Avg top 10
1,974
Participants
10
Titled players · 4
WIM×1
WFM×2
WCM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇳🇬Nigeria×10
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 10 · 9 rounds

WFM Deborah Ebimobo-ere QUICKPEN led from R2 onwards, the title was decided early.

Co-leaders
4
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1
4
1
1
1
1
1
#1#2#5#10R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9
R2–R9 · LEAD HELD

WFM Deborah Ebimobo-ere QUICKPEN never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.

R8 · DECISIVE LEAD12 May

WFM Deborah Ebimobo-ere QUICKPEN opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: Sandra Osarugue OMORUYI); the title is out of reach before R9.

R1 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

WFM Deborah Ebimobo-ere QUICKPEN beat Sandra Osarugue OMORUYI (White).

Cross-table

#PlayerElo12345678910PtsSBBhΔ EloPerf
1🇳🇬WFMQUICKPEN, Deborah Ebimobo-ere2141*1110½11117.530.7537.5+33.22228
2🇳🇬OMORUYI, Sandra Osarugue18870*½11½1½015.522.5039.5+85.62063
4🇳🇬WIMMICHAEL, Bridget19510½*½½½11015.019.7540.0+15.82019
3🇳🇬WFMNWANKWO, Michelle Chiamaka194300½*110½115.018.2540.0+35.62020
5🇳🇬ONOJA, Iyefu Joy197810½0*110104.522.0040.5-1.21973
6🇳🇬WCMOfowino, Toritsemuwa2002½½½00*½½114.518.0040.5-7.61970
7🇳🇬SULEIMAN, Azumi Ayisha207100010½*1114.515.7540.5-26.01963
8🇳🇬Pelomoh Jessica19340½0½1½0*103.515.0041.5-9.81898
9🇳🇬AJANWACHUKWU, Eunice193201100000*13.012.5042.0-18.81853
10🇳🇬Samson, Peace1896000010010*2.08.0043.0-29.61762

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets
Nigeria Chess Olympiad Qualifiers 2026 Female — Lagos, Nigeria | Chess Tournament Results | ChessStats