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Nigeria teams seek recovery in Chess Olympiad round seven

Source: Punch Nigeria · 23 Sep 2026, 02:55 UTC
Nigeria teams seek recovery in Chess Olympiad round seven
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Nigeria’s men’s and women’s teams will face Libya and Suriname respectively in Round 7 of the Chess Olympiad, Punch Nigeria reports. Both teams are seeking a response after defeats in the previous round. The supplied material does not give their earlier opponents, scores or current tournament positions.

Nigeria’s men’s and women’s teams are seeking to recover from defeats at the Chess Olympiad when they play in Round 7, according to Punch Nigeria. The men’s team is scheduled to face Libya, while the women’s team will meet Suriname. The fixtures offer both Nigerian teams an opportunity to respond after losing their previous matches.

The source does not identify the opponents Nigeria faced in the preceding round or provide the scores from those defeats. It also gives no details about the players selected for either team or the board pairings for the upcoming matches. Information about Nigeria’s position in the tournament standings is not included in the supplied material.

The report likewise does not state Libya’s or Suriname’s records before Round 7. The Chess Olympiad’s format and the location of the round are not described in the available account. The confirmed details are the two Round 7 pairings and Nigeria’s intention to bounce back after its earlier losses.

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