Lovina Sylvia Chidi (born 1971) is a German-born chess player.

Biography

Lovina Sylvia Chidi was born in Germany, spent her childhood in Nigeria, and later studied in England where she worked in information technology. She is a self-published poet and author. In the first half of the 1990s, she was one of the leading Nigerian female chess players. In 1991, she participated in the Women's World Chess Championship Interzonal Tournament in

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, finishing last of the 35 players after missing the first two rounds. Lovina Sylvia Chidi played for Nigeria in the

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s: * In 1990, at third board in the 29th Chess Olympiad (women) in

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(+5, =3, -5), * In 1992, at second board in the 30th Chess Olympiad (women) in

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Lovinia Sylvia Chidi
chess games at 365Chess.com 1971 births Living people Nigerian chess players German female chess players Chess Olympiad competitors {{Germany-chess-bio-stub