2021 3rd FIDE Council Agenda and Commissions reports/proposals
FIDE publishes the Agenda of the 3rd FIDE Council Meeting which was held on October 27, 2021. Download Agenda (pdf) Annex 3.2.1 FIDE Individual World Championship Cycles events Annex 3.2.2 Continental Championships and Zonal Tournaments Annex 3.2.3 Olympiad Pairing Rules Annex 3.2.4 FIDE Electoral Rules Annex 6.1 Global Strategy Commission’s report Annex 6.2.1 Arbiters’ Commission report Annex 6.2.3 Arbiters’ Commission’s proposal Annex 6.4.1 Events Commission’s report Annex 6.5.1 Second draft of the Ethics & Disciplinary Code Annex 6.6.1 Fair Play Commission’s report Annex 6.6.2 Fair Play Commission’s proposal Annex 6.7 Planning and Development Commission’s report Annex 6.8.1 Rules Commission’s report Annex 6.9.2 Qualification Commission’s proposal Annex 6.9.3a Granting of FIDE flag player status Annex 6.11 Data Protection Committee’s proposal Annex 6.13 Social Commission’s report
Nigerian Championship: Olufemi Balogun and Perpetual Ogbiyoyo clinch titles
IM Olufemi Balogun and WFM Perpetual Ogbiyoyo are the winners of the Nigerian Championship 2021. The National Chess Championship (NCC) of Nigeria took place from November 9-14 in Orchid-Lekki Chess Club, Lagos, and featured twenty strongest chess players of the country. Both open and women events were 10-player round-robin tournaments with two rounds played every day. The total prize fund for the National Chess Championship was over N10,000,000 ($24,000). The open event saw the victory of the third-rated IN Olufemi Balogun who scored 7 out of 9 and became the only player not to suffer a single defeat. FM Abimbola Osunfuy finished a full point behind the champion on 6/9. Chukwunonso Oragwu and Abdulrahman Akintoye Abdulraheem tied for the third place with the former taking bronze thanks to winning the direct encounter. Final standings open: 1 IM Balogun, Oluwafemi 2247 7 2 FM Osunfuyi, Abimbola 2244 6 3 FM Oragwu, Chukwunonso 2232 5 4 FM Abdulraheem, Abdulrahman Akintoye 2254 5 5 Okeke, Issac 2179 4½ 6 IM Aikhoje, Odion 2239 4½ 7 FM Akinseye, Abiola 2236 4 8 IM Anwuli, Daniel 2330 3½ 9 Ajibola, Olanrewaju 2297 3 10 FM Kigigha, Bomo 2272 2½ In the women’s competition the second rated 24-year old WFM Perpetual Eloho Ogbiyoyo turned in an excellent performance and came out on top a half-point ahead of Toritsemuwa Ofowino, despite losing the direct encounter. Emmanuella Trust Enomah netted 6 points and earned bronze. Final standings women: 1 WFM Ogbiyoyo, Perpetual Eloho 1850 7 2 Ofowino, Toritsemuwa 1825 6½ 3 Enomah, Emmanuella Trust 1808 6 4 Pelomoh, Jessica 1974 5½ 5 WCM Aramude, Sandra 1783 5½ 6 Suleiman, Azumi Ayisha 1796 5 7 Onoja, Iyefu Joy 1768 4 8 Omishogbon, Nkem 1748 2½ 9 WFM Akintoye, Deborah 1871 2 10 Assa, Oluwaseun 1777 1