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By 12 Noon tomorrow, September 3rd , 2017 1in Tbilisi, Georgia, Nigeria Chess International Master(IM) Elect Oluwafemi Balogun will be doing the battle of wits with the Reigning World Chess Champion Grand Master(GM) Magnus Carlsen at the World Chess Cup. He will be the first African to play a reigning world Chess Champion. This is history in the making. We wish him the best.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_World_Cup_2017

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oluwafemi_Balogun

Lalasticlala, Seun, let's support our own.

Lemme park here

Nigeria has been winning every game since the beginning of this week (D'Tigress and Super Eagles), may the success continue tomorrow in Georgia chess match!

But we should have got an animal name for this chess player (probably A'Lion) like the female BB and football teams. Seems that is the secret behind our successes.

@semid4lyfe , honeric01 this is historic. please let's support our own . first Nigerian,West African and African to be paired with a world champion. it deserves front page.

@seun, cao and ko...

I wish him good luck....

How about one 10yrs old boy wey be dey fire grand masters anyhow?

Go succeed in Jesus name amen

The guy no go fall our hand, I sabi am, Na my guy

All the best bro.... victory!!

Rugged You

Good luck bro

nice

Definitely and proudly Oduduwa... The smartest of all...

This guy is a genious, victory fall on u bro

If he win Na for e own good if e loose Na him sabi.I nor send

He will win

I've heard a lot about that Magnus Carlsen dude.

He always gets very angry and throws a fit when defeated

I hope to see him angry tomorrow.

Don't wanna sound pessimistic tho, but Carlsen would whoop his black ass

Magnus na don ooo...Kasparov protégé.. I wish demi well sha..God bless Nigeria

Lemme remind u all, he's Yoruba. They can think sharply enh!

Go and make us proud Femi

handsomebanana:
I've heard a lot about that Magnus Carlsen dude.

He always gets very angry and throws a fit when defeated

I hope to see him angry tomorrow.

carlsen na cheat o....he sabi play die

Carrottop:
Don't wanna sound pessimistic tho, but Carlsen would whoop his black ass

lolz....I hope not..but its like enyimba playing barca....I pray femi wins

Carlsen Is a demon but I wish our guy goodluck. If he plays white, he should use the stonewall attack. Definite win! As black, he should use the sicilia defence jare.

FemiEddy:
The guy no go fall our hand, I sabi am, Na my guy

if the guy see draw....he should be happy...magnus is a genius in chess..I pray femi does well sha

Ride on bro.... Good luck

This femi guy dun beat Anand? Well, I am team Nigeria all the way sha. God help him. Chess folks in Abeokuta, quote me. If u wanna learn in ABK quote m too.

Congratulations Brother. God be with you. Go make your country proud. We're solidly behind you

Our very own "QUEEN OF KATWE"

Queen of Katwe things

Carlsen's night has ended

FemiEddy:
The guy no go fall our hand, I sabi am, Na my guy

spw ur pm.
Couldn't reply it..what's up?

He can't win. He simply can't win. Not against Carlsen. Carlsen is not world champion undefeated for no reason. An IM elect does not win a champion who has eclipsed Kasparov's rating.