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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Bomo Loveth Kigigha 26 September 1982 Bayelsa State, Nigeria |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Nigeria |
| Title | FIDE Master (2016) |
| Peak rating | 2363 (February 2016) |
Bomo Lovet Kigigha, (born 26 September, 1982 [1] ) is a Nigerian FIDE Master and a 4 time Nigerian champion. He is Nigeria's fourth-highest rated player as of November, 2023 (behind Anwuli Daniel, Adebayo Adegboyega Joel, and Balogun Oluwafemi Daniel), with an Elo rating of 2251. [2]
Kigigha is the third child out of eight children of Sir and Lady Loveth Kigigha. He is the younger brother of Imino Kigigha [3] who he drew inspiration from while growing up in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.
After his Olympiad debut in 2008 [4] in Dresden, Germany, Kigigha has participated six more times: 2012 in Istanbul, Turkey (Team Nigeria had a podium finish by winning category E [5] ), 2014 in Tromso, Norway, [6] 2016 in Baku, Azerbaijan, [7] 2018 in Batumi, Georgia, [8] 2022 in Chennai, India, [9] and 2024 in Budapest, Hungary. [10]
In 2025, Kigigha competed in the FIDE World Cup in Goa, India, where he was defeated in the first round by German Grandmaster Alexander Donchenko, who later reached the quarterfinals. [11] [12]
Kigigha operates the C-4 Chess Academy in Yenagoa and has been involved in youth chess development programs. He partnered with the Queens Chess Club in Yenagoa to empower girls through chess initiatives. [13] [14]
Kigigha has mentored several chess prodigies including Goodness Ekunke, nicknamed "Baby-faced Assassin," who represented Africa in the Next Gen Cup organized by Chess.com, [15] and Deborah Quickpen who represented Nigeria at the Chess Olympiad alongside him. [16]