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AKINSEYE, Abiola Daniel
FM🇳🇬FIDE 8503010· Male· Nigeria· Born in 1989
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Abiola Daniel Akinseye, a 37-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 2154 and ranked 17th among NGR players, and in the top 5% worldwide. He has slipped back 66 Elo over the past 12 months. 53 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Nigeria Chess Olympiad Qualifiers 2026 Open, National Friends of Chess 2026 Over 2000, and NIGERIA NATIONAL OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025. He took a 14-month break between Apr 2016 and Jul 2017. His peak of 2252 was reached at age 36 (Oct 2025); he also reached #4 nationally in Aug 2024 and spent 56 months in top 10, with a longest streak of 2 consecutive years.
Awarded FM in 2019 (age 30) and CM in 2016 (age 27).
Current rating
2154
Standard
Rpd2150·Blz—
All-time high
2252
−98 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 36
Oct 2025 · age 36
Activity
46
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
46 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#17
#17 · NGR players · of 480
56 months in National top 10 (2016–2026)
56 months in National top 10 (2016–2026)
Career timeline
17 entries2026
56 months in national top 10
longest streak 24 months · since Jun 2016
Apr 2026
2025
All-time peak 2252
at age 36 · −98 from today
Oct 2025
2024
Peak national rank: #4
at age 35 · rated 2233
Aug 2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 35
May 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2200
at age 34
Aug 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2200
at age 33
Nov 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-77
2231 → 2154
Tournaments
5
46 games
Score
23.5/ 4651.1%
18W11D17L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 3/11 | #11 | 2074 | -32.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #17 | 2086 | -27.2 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 4/10 | #10 | 2149 | -25.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/9 | #6 | 2184 | -13.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/7 | #3 | 2350 | +21.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBomo Lovet KigighaFM
🇳🇬NGR·2287
+2 −8 =6
16 games·last met May 2026
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vsOluwafemi Daniel BalogunIM
🇳🇬NGR·2220
+2 −5 =7
14 games·last met May 2026
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vsOluwadurotimi Opeoluwa LAPITE
🇳🇬NGR·2228
+1 −4 =8
13 games·last met May 2026
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vsAbdulrahman Akintoye ABDULRAHEEMFM
🇳🇬NGR·2364
+2 −6 =2
10 games·last met May 2026
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vsAjibola OLANREWAJU
🇳🇬NGR·2207
+6 −3 =1
10 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
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Nigeria
#17
out of 894 players
Africa
#174
in continent
World
#10,980
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Nigeria
| 1 | 🇳🇬Follow Abdulrahman Akintoye ABDULRAHEEMTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,364 |
| 2 | 🇳🇬Follow Bomo Lovet KigighaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,287 |
| 3 | 🇳🇬Follow Tennyson Ewomazino OlisaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,283 |
| 4 | 🇳🇬Follow Odey Goodness EKUNKETrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,280 |
| 5 | 🇳🇬Follow Denyefa Callistus EYETONGHANTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,256 |
| 6 | 🇳🇬Follow Odion AIKHOJETrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,251 |
| 7 | 🇳🇬Follow Bartholomew Emmanuel OKHIPOTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,230 |
| 8 | 🇳🇬Follow Oluwadurotimi Opeoluwa LAPITETrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,228 |
| 9 | 🇳🇬Follow Oluwafemi Daniel BalogunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,220 |
| 10 | 🇳🇬Follow Ajibola OLANREWAJUTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,207 |
| ... | ||
| 17 | 2,154 | |
Africa
| 1 | 🇪🇬Follow Bassem AminTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,628 |
| 2 | 🇪🇬Follow Ahmed AdlyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,581 |
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| ... | ||
| 174 | 2,154 | |
World
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| ... | ||
| 10980 | 2,154 | |