Nigerian contingent to the 44th World Chess Olympiad arrived in Chennai, India on Tuesday ahead of tomorrow’ s opening ceremony at the Four Points by Sheraton Mahabalipuram Resort and Convention Centre.

The Nigerian team, led by the President of the Federation, DIG Sani Mohammed (retd) included five men and five women squad selected from the trial event held in Abuja last month and qualified to play at the 11-round swiss-event pairing in the Asia nation.

“The team is in high spirit and we are glad that all the players have had their rest after the long trip and ready to face opposition when the opening round gets underway from tomorrow at the Convention Centre,” the Federation’s Technical Director, Alhaji Bode Durotoye remarked.