Nigerian players at the Olympiad in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. Photo Femi Solaja
By Ifeanyi Ibeh
September 29, 2010 02:39AM
Nigeria's teams at the ongoing World Chess Olympiad in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia had bitter-sweet outing yesterday with the women's team defeating the Netherlands Antilles while the men's team suffered lost to Cyprus.
Tobi Olatunji, who was in her usual best led the women's team, and she set the pace for victory by taking Delemarre Maria Elisabeth to the cleaners with her well prepared Queen's Gambit decline. It gave her opponent Elisabeth little chance of fighting back and she gave up on move 29 after a mating signal.
On board two, Rachael Dappa picked her first win in the tournament with a brilliant win against Salim Moussa whose defence line crumbled to the Nigerian's middle game tactics, while Funmi Akinola did not give Nadiniela Coffie any chance to recover from a blunder she committed as early as the 11th move. Akinola brought the game to a ruthless conclusion on move 33.
Completing the rout of the islanders was Rosemary Amadasun.
It was however a different story for the men. The duo of Bunmi Olape and Olumide Ajibowo secured draws against their respective opponents but Inimo Kigigha and Olanrewaju Ajibola lost their respective games to hand the Cypriots victory.
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