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Akintonde, Jimi
🇺🇸FIDE 2079593· Male· United States of America· Born in 1996
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Jimi Akintonde, a 30-year-old American player, is rated 1986 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +59 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Tim Just Winter Open XLII - Major, 2025 Chicago Fall Open - U2100, and 33rd Annual Midwest Class Championship - 1800-2099. He took a 31-month break between Feb 2017 and Oct 2019.
Current rating
1986
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1986
at best
Jun 2026 · age 30
Jun 2026 · age 30
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#29,808
#29,808 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
All-time peak 1986
at age 30
Jun 2026
2021
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 25
Nov 2021
Best 12-month gain (+135 Elo)
1784 → 1919
Sep 2021
Crossed 1800
at age 25
Aug 2021
2017
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 1729 → returned at 1723
Feb 2017
First FIDE rating
1729 · at age 21
Feb 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+49
1937 → 1986
Tournaments
7
22 games
Score
15.5/ 2270.5%
12W7D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/6 | #13 | 2102 | +21.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1.5/3 | #30 | 1975 | +1.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/3 | #2 | 2697 | +27.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/3 | #17 | 1971 | +3.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #49 | 2152 | +5.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1.5/3 | #30 | 1814 | -10.0 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2.5/3 | #2 | 2078 | +10.6 |
Hot streak: 5 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
United States of America
#823
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#3,149
in continent
World
#29,807
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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