Nigeria Stumble In Chess Olympiad Round 6 As Men, Women Suffer Defeats

Nigeria’s men and women endured a difficult outing in Round 6 of the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, suffering defeats to Vietnam and Austria respectively.
The men were handed a heavy 4-0 defeat by Vietnam, while the women lost 3-1 to Austria as both Nigerian teams slipped after promising starts to the global team championship.
Nigeria’s men had entered the sixth round on the back of three wins, including an impressive 3½-½ victory over Malawi in Round 5.
However, they found Vietnam a much tougher opponent and failed to register a point across the four boards.
The defeat leaves the Nigerian men with six match points from six rounds, having recorded three victori...