The 4th CPAN/Chevron Chess Challenge (C4) 2016 Tournament
Any chess player who missed this tournament, missed out on a golden opportunity to enjoy one of the very best chess tournaments in Nigeria.
The first edition of the CPAN/CHEVRON CHESS CHALLENGE (C4) tournament, organized by the Chess Players' Association of Nigeria (CPAN), was the first fide rated chess tournament in over a decade of chess play in Nigeria, and the organization ranks amongst the best tournament organization in the country.
The 4th edition of this tournament held from the 26th of May to the 29th of May. 87 chess players participated in this tournament, with 17 titled players, 49 rated players and 38 unrated players who participated in the thrilling tournament, which captivated Nigerians from all around the country and internationally.
Title statistics
| Title | Count |
| IM | 3 |
| FM | 6 |
| CM | 7 |
| WCM | 1 |
After a game total of 290 games, there were 145 wins with the white pieces, 99 wins with the black and 32 draws altogether.
Game statistics
| Round | White wins | Draws | Black wins | Forfeits | Total |
| 1 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 38 |
| 2 | 20 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 40 |
| 3 | 21 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 43 |
| 4 | 21 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 42 |
| 5 | 25 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 42 |
| 6 | 21 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 43 |
| 7 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 42 |
| Total | 145 | 32 | 99 | 14 | 290 |
The tournament began with all the top players picking up wins in their various games, except for board 9, where Fajemirokun Abimbola (2187) lost to unrated Tochukwu Akagha, (picture below)
and on board 26, where unrated Onakoya Tunde (picture above) picked up a brilliant win against veteran Oyeneyin Tajudeen (2072) (who once represented Nigeria at the Olympiads).
Round 2 provided the first set of major upsets in the tournament, when on Board 1, with over 200 rating points difference, the highest rated player of the tournament, FM Kigigha Bomo (2348) lost to Sunny Eyenghe (2119) (who started at number 21), on board 2, with almost 200 rating points difference, Onokpite Kennedy (2120) picked up a draw against the 2nd highest rated player of the tournament IM Adu Oladapo (2314). And on board 3, with over 150 rating point difference, Ogbogho Dennis (2113) defeated CM Adesina Yinka (2286)
Unrated Onakoya Tunde also picked up a very important win against CM Sorungbe Ademola (2246) on board 17.
Round 3 saw the top players bounced back from the second round mishaps, and the unrated players brought back to earth as Onakoya Tunde experienced his first of only 2 losses of the tournament at the hands of Ajibola Olanrewaju (2149),
Lapite Oluwadurotimi (2043) lost to IM Adu Oladapo (2314) and old veteran FM Agusto Obafunmilayo (2200) defeated a younger veteran Fabeyo Frederick (2005) in 21 moves without losing a pawn!
At the end of 7 grueling rounds, IM Adu Oladapo, FM Bomo Kigigha and CM Charles Campbell tied for the first position with 6/7 apiece, and the Buchholz tie breaker placing them respectively.
Final Ranking After 7 Rounds
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
| 1 | 2 | IM | ADU OLADAPO | NGR | 2314 | 6,0 | 32,5 | 23,5 | 27,25 |
| 2 | 1 | FM | KIGIGHA BOMO | NGR | 2348 | 6,0 | 29,0 | 20,5 | 26,00 |
| 3 | 17 | CM | CAMPBELL CHARLES | NGR | 2144 | 6,0 | 27,5 | 20,0 | 22,50 |
| 4 | 5 | IM | AIKHOJE ODION | NGR | 2253 | 5,5 | 33,5 | 23,5 | 24,75 |
| 5 | 16 | OLANREWAJU AJIBOLA | NGR | 2149 | 5,5 | 32,5 | 23,5 | 23,75 | |
| 6 | 31 | LAPITE OLUWADUROTIMI | NGR | 2043 | 5,5 | 27,5 | 19,5 | 19,75 | |
| 7 | 65 | FOLAYAN ADEBAYO | NGR | 0 | 5,5 | 25,5 | 17,5 | 18,50 | |
| 8 | 76 | ONAKOYA TUNDE | NGR | 0 | 5,0 | 32,0 | 22,5 | 20,50 | |
| 9 | 70 | OGODOGBO KINGSLEY | NGR | 0 | 5,0 | 29,5 | 21,5 | 20,00 | |
| 10 | 58 | BIOLA EDWARD | NGR | 0 | 5,0 | 26,5 | 19,0 | 17,50 | |
| 11 | 52 | AKAGHA TOCHUKWU | NGR | 0 | 5,0 | 24,5 | 17,0 | 16,00 | |
| 12 | 35 | GEORGE LOLOMARI | NGR | 1987 | 5,0 | 24,0 | 17,5 | 17,00 | |
| 13 | 13 | FM | EKPOIKONG UNWANA EUGENE | NGR | 2178 | 5,0 | 24,0 | 17,5 | 16,00 |
| 14 | 11 | ABDULRAHMAN ABDULRAHEEM | NGR | 2180 | 4,5 | 30,0 | 22,5 | 16,75 | |
| 15 | 7 | FM | AGUSTO OBAFUNMILAYO | NGR | 2200 | 4,5 | 30,0 | 21,5 | 16,50 |
| 16 | 23 | OGBOGHO DENNIS | NGR | 2113 | 4,5 | 29,5 | 21,0 | 19,50 | |
| 17 | 20 | ONOKPITE KENNEDY | NGR | 2120 | 4,5 | 29,0 | 21,0 | 16,00 | |
| 18 | 19 | CM | DIEYI ROLAND | NGR | 2142 | 4,5 | 29,0 | 21,0 | 15,75 |
| 19 | 18 | FM | ONOVUGHE OCHUKO | NGR | 2143 | 4,5 | 28,0 | 20,0 | 16,75 |
| 20 | 48 | ADEBAYO DORIS | NGR | 1612 | 4,5 | 26,0 | 18,5 | 15,00 | |
| 21 | 3 | CM | ADESINA YINKA | NGR | 2286 | 4,5 | 25,5 | 18,0 | 15,25 |
| 22 | 25 | OLUWASEYITAN FEMI | NGR | 2110 | 4,5 | 25,5 | 18,0 | 11,75 | |
| 23 | 15 | CM | ORAGWU CHUKWUNONSO | NGR | 2151 | 4,5 | 25,5 | 17,5 | 15,00 |
| 24 | 41 | EZEANYA IKECHUKWU | NGR | 1857 | 4,5 | 24,5 | 18,0 | 14,00 | |
| 25 | 33 | AKINNIYI ADEBAYO | NGR | 2005 | 4,5 | 23,5 | 16,0 | 13,25 | |
| 26 | 8 | IM | OLAPE BUNMI | NGR | 2188 | 4,0 | 30,5 | 22,0 | 14,25 |
| 27 | 12 | OSUNFUYI ABIMBOLA | NGR | 2180 | 4,0 | 29,0 | 20,5 | 15,00 | |
| 28 | 4 | FM | BALOGUN OLUWAFEMI | NGR | 2262 | 4,0 | 28,5 | 21,0 | 13,50 |
| 29 | 14 | OGUNWOBI TOLULOPE | NGR | 2175 | 4,0 | 27,5 | 20,5 | 13,00 | |
| 30 | 28 | OYENEYIN TAJUDEEN | NGR | 2072 | 4,0 | 26,0 | 19,5 | 11,50 | |
| 31 | 29 | ADELAKUN ADEWALE | NGR | 2055 | 4,0 | 26,0 | 19,0 | 11,50 | |
| 32 | 6 | CM | SORUNGBE ADEMOLA | NGR | 2246 | 4,0 | 24,5 | 18,0 | 11,25 |
| 33 | 44 | OFOWINO TORITSEMUWA | NGR | 1779 | 4,0 | 24,5 | 16,0 | 11,50 | |
| 34 | 49 | WCM | RABIU BISI | NGR | 1609 | 4,0 | 22,5 | 16,5 | 10,50 |
| 35 | 63 | EHIRIM CHINYERE | NGR | 0 | 4,0 | 22,5 | 15,0 | 11,00 | |
| 36 | 54 | ASSA OLUWASEUN | NGR | 0 | 4,0 | 20,5 | 14,5 | 12,00 | |
| 37 | 46 | ODIASE SEUN | NGR | 1752 | 4,0 | 19,0 | 14,0 | 7,50 | |
| 38 | 10 | FAJEMIROKUN BIMBO | NGR | 2187 | 3,5 | 30,5 | 22,0 | 13,75 | |
| 39 | 24 | CM | EDUNWALE HAKEEM | NGR | 2111 | 3,5 | 29,0 | 21,0 | 12,25 |
| 40 | 26 | FM | ERHABOR DAVID | NGR | 2105 | 3,5 | 29,0 | 20,5 | 13,75 |
| 41 | 9 | KOKO OBUBELE | NGR | 2188 | 3,5 | 27,5 | 20,5 | 12,25 | |
| 42 | 57 | BAKARE TOYOSI | NGR | 0 | 3,5 | 25,5 | 18,0 | 10,75 | |
| 43 | 79 | OYEWOLE TUMININU | NGR | 0 | 3,5 | 25,0 | 19,0 | 9,75 | |
| 44 | 36 | OKPO UWE | NGR | 1962 | 3,5 | 24,5 | 18,0 | 9,75 | |
| 45 | 55 | ATABOR JOB | NGR | 0 | 3,5 | 23,5 | 16,5 | 10,25 | |
| 46 | 50 | ADEJOH JOSHUA | NGR | 0 | 3,5 | 23,0 | 17,0 | 8,25 | |
| 47 | 39 | EZEADIREJE KINGSLEY | NGR | 1914 | 3,5 | 22,5 | 16,0 | 8,75 | |
| 48 | 85 | UMUKORO CHRIS | NGR | 0 | 3,5 | 22,5 | 16,0 | 8,50 | |
| 49 | 42 | EKPIKEN MAGNUS | NGR | 1851 | 3,5 | 22,0 | 15,5 | 8,50 | |
| 50 | 78 | OYEBOLA FOLABO | NGR | 0 | 3,5 | 22,0 | 15,0 | 8,75 | |
| 51 | 38 | IZOKWU SYLVESTER | NGR | 1944 | 3,0 | 30,0 | 22,0 | 10,00 | |
| 52 | 40 | DARAMOLA DENNIS | NGR | 1893 | 3,0 | 26,0 | 18,5 | 6,50 | |
| 53 | 80 | RAPHAEL TITOLUWANI | NGR | 0 | 3,0 | 25,5 | 18,5 | 9,00 | |
| 54 | 45 | IKUENOMORE AYODEJI | NGR | 1763 | 3,0 | 25,5 | 17,5 | 7,50 | |
| 55 | 22 | CM | OMORERE BENJAMIN | NGR | 2114 | 3,0 | 24,5 | 18,0 | 8,00 |
| 56 | 66 | IGBIGBI WISDOM | NGR | 0 | 3,0 | 20,5 | 14,5 | 6,50 | |
| 57 | 64 | ESHILOKUN ADEOLA | NGR | 0 | 3,0 | 20,5 | 14,0 | 6,50 | |
| 58 | 74 | OLA YUSUF | NGR | 0 | 3,0 | 19,5 | 13,5 | 6,25 | |
| 59 | 59 | DIACHAVBE CHEMUETE | NGR | 0 | 3,0 | 19,5 | 13,5 | 6,00 | |
| 60 | 61 | EFOWOBE FRANK | NGR | 0 | 3,0 | 19,5 | 13,5 | 4,50 | |
| 61 | 82 | SAMSON PEACE | NGR | 0 | 3,0 | 18,5 | 13,5 | 7,00 | |
| 62 | 69 | ODIONG AKPAN | NGR | 0 | 3,0 | 18,0 | 12,5 | 5,50 | |
| 63 | 21 | EYENGHE SUNNY | NGR | 2119 | 2,5 | 27,0 | 20,5 | 8,25 | |
| 64 | 51 | ADETONA OLUWASEUN | NGR | 0 | 2,5 | 25,5 | 18,5 | 7,25 | |
| 65 | 60 | DIDIMAKON STEVEN | NGR | 0 | 2,5 | 25,5 | 18,0 | 6,25 | |
| 66 | 34 | FABEYO FREDRICK | NGR | 2005 | 2,5 | 24,5 | 17,0 | 7,00 | |
| 67 | 27 | EDET UDEME | NGR | 2104 | 2,5 | 24,0 | 16,5 | 5,50 | |
| 68 | 67 | IKEDIASHI ALFRED | NGR | 0 | 2,5 | 23,0 | 16,5 | 5,00 | |
| 69 | 71 | OGUNDIPE IFEOLUWA | NGR | 0 | 2,5 | 21,0 | 15,0 | 5,25 | |
| 70 | 84 | UMAR ABDULSAMAD | NGR | 0 | 2,5 | 20,5 | 14,5 | 5,50 | |
| 71 | 83 | TOBUN JIDE | NGR | 0 | 2,5 | 19,0 | 13,0 | 4,75 | |
| 72 | 37 | OJO JOHN | NGR | 1951 | 2,0 | 23,5 | 16,0 | 5,50 | |
| 73 | 87 | COLE MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER | NGR | 0 | 2,0 | 23,0 | 17,0 | 3,50 | |
| 74 | 30 | ROBERT HEZEKIAH | NGR | 2050 | 2,0 | 22,5 | 16,0 | 5,00 | |
| 75 | 77 | ONI MOSADOLUWA | NGR | 0 | 2,0 | 22,0 | 16,0 | 6,50 | |
| 76 | 73 | OKI TOPE | NGR | 0 | 2,0 | 19,5 | 13,5 | 3,00 | |
| 77 | 47 | SOYOYE MANDY | NGR | 1710 | 2,0 | 18,5 | 14,0 | 2,50 | |
| 78 | 72 | OKHIGBOCHIE FABIAN | NGR | 0 | 2,0 | 14,5 | 10,0 | 2,50 | |
| 79 | 43 | OLOMOLA SEGUN | NGR | 1795 | 1,5 | 23,0 | 17,0 | 2,50 | |
| 80 | 56 | AYOMIDE ALEX | NGR | 0 | 1,5 | 21,0 | 14,5 | 4,00 | |
| 81 | 75 | OLUDOTUN ROWLAND | NGR | 0 | 1,5 | 18,5 | 13,0 | 2,75 | |
| 82 | 62 | EGWUAGU ELOKA | NGR | 0 | 1,0 | 23,5 | 16,0 | 1,50 | |
| 83 | 32 | ADEWOLE YINKA | NGR | 2018 | 1,0 | 22,0 | 16,0 | 3,50 | |
| 86 | BASSEY NSISONG | NGR | 0 | 1,0 | 22,0 | 16,0 | 3,50 | ||
| 85 | 81 | SADIQ ADEBOLA | NGR | 0 | 1,0 | 17,5 | 13,0 | 2,00 | |
| 86 | 53 | AROGUNDADE AKINLEYE | NGR | 0 | 1,0 | 16,0 | 11,0 | 2,00 | |
| 87 | 68 | MUSE BABATUNDE | NGR | 0 | 0,0 | 17,0 | 12,0 | 0,00 |
It was quite interesting to see several top players come for this tournament, and several unrated players stepping up. By the time the July fide rating list will be published, Nigeria will add about 12 more rated players to the fide rating list and probably a few titles.
