Odion Aikhoje

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Odion Aikhoje
Country Nigeria
Born (1971-08-05) August 5, 1971 (age 51)
Title International Master (IM)
Peak rating 2341 (January 1999)

Odion Aikhoje (born 1971) is a Nigerian chess International Master (IM), Chess Olympiad individual gold medal winner (1998).

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Biography

In 1997, Odion Aikhoje made his debut in the Nigerian Chess Team at the African Team Chess Championship. [1] In 1998, in Tanta he ranked 2nd in the African Chess Zonal Tournament. [2]

Odion Aikhoje played for Nigeria in the Chess Olympiads: [3]

Odion Aikhoje played for Nigeria in the African Games: [4]

Odion Aikhoje has never received his 1998 Chess Olympiad gold medal, the first Nigerian chess player's medal at this level, due to various bureaucratic complications. Ten years later, at the 2008 Chess Olympiad in Dresden, he was awarded a special prize in honor of the gold medal he once won. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "The Path To Olympic Gold – PART 1: A Chess Tale by IM Odion Aikhoje – Nigerian Chess". Archived from the original on 2016-10-31. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
  2. ↑ "Tanta zt 1998 – 365Chess.com Tournaments". 365chess.com. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
  3. ↑ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Odion Aikhoje". www.olimpbase.org.
  4. ↑ "OlimpBase :: All-Africa Games (chess – men) :: Odion Aikhoje". www.olimpbase.org.
  5. ↑ "The Chess Drum – Odion Aikhoje to be honored in Dresden!". thechessdrum.net. Retrieved 2019-10-10.


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