Nigerian Chess team wins gold!

The Nigerian Chess team raised the bar yesterday in Istanbul, Turkey and celebrated following the country’s male team’s gold winning success in the Category E of the 40th World Chess Olympiad.

It was the first time Nigeria will come top at any team event in chess.

Yesterday's feat was the best performance of the country at the biennial event since 1998 when International Master, Odion Aikhoje won gold medal on board two.

Many pundits had written Nigeria off because most of the payers were attending the competition for the first time but the male team were able to sustain their lead in the category till the end of the competition.

En-route achieving this feat, International Master, Dapo Adu, led the team to secure a 2-2 score line with the Physically Disable Chess Association (PDCA). The US-based Nigerian star drew the first blood with a King's Indian attack against Vit Yarmonov (2333) after 35 moves.

The Nigerian knew nothing short of a win will turn the tide against Nigeria. He thus put his opponent under pressure for the greater part of the game.