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Obiamiwe, Paul

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FIDEFIDE 8500215· Male· Nigeria· Born in 1966

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Paul Obiamiwe, a 60-year-old player, is rated 1796. He has slipped back 100 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 53rd Annual World Open - U2000, 18th Annual Philadelphia International, and 2025 National Open - Under 2100. He had 4 career breaks: 44 months (2003–2007), 14 months (2014–2015), 15 months (2015–2017) and 27 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2056 was reached at age 37 (Oct 2003); he also reached #5 nationally in Jan 2002 and spent 18 months in top 10.

Current rating

1796

Standard

Rpd1959·Blz—

All-time high

2056

−260 pts below
Oct 2003 · age 37

Activity

17

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#77,606

#77,606 · players worldwide · of 216,808
18 months in National top 10 (2001–2011)

Career timeline

18 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+94 Elo)
1802 → 1896
Dec 2024
2022
1st 55-60 player nationally
at age 56 · rated 1897
Jul 2022
2020
2nd 50-55 player nationally
at age 54 · rated 1908
Oct 2020
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 1908 → returned at 1897
Mar 2020
2015
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1926 → returned at 1932
Nov 2015
100 career games
at age 49
Nov 2015

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Maahir M Patel 2,106
18th Annual Philadelphia International · Jun 2025 · +7.1 Elo
Evolution
-100
1896 → 1796
Tournaments
3
18 games
Score
5/ 1827.8%
3W4D11L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
53rd Annual World Open - U2000
Open Swiss
Jul 20253/5#1461784-39.6
18th Annual Philadelphia International
Open Swiss
Jun 20251/6#1181748-20.2
2025 National Open - Under 2100
Open Swiss
Jun 20251/4#1381500-40.2
Worst Elo result: 2025 National Open - Under 2100 (-40.2 Elo, finished #138).

Rankings

/
Nigeria
#254
out of 879 players
Africa
#2,611
in continent
World
#77,606
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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2
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3
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4
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2,250
5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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2,207
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254🇳🇬Obiamiwe, Paul1,796
Africa
1
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2,627
2
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2,580
3
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2,502
4
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5
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2,467
6
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2,453
7
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2,442
8
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2,441
9
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2,414
10
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2,412
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2611🇳🇬Obiamiwe, Paul1,796
World
1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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7
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9
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10
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77606🇳🇬Obiamiwe, Paul1,796