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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 2186 and ranked 12th among NGR players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He has slipped back 34 Elo over the past 12 months. 42 rated games in the past year (≈28/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include National Friends of Chess 2026 Over 2000, NIGERIA NATIONAL OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025, and NIGERIA NATIONAL OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIERS. 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
2186
Standard
Rpd2150·Blz—
All-time high
2252
−66 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 36
Oct 2025 · age 36
Activity
41
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
42 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#12
#12 · NGR players · of 462
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 · −66 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
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-34
2220 → 2186
Tournaments
5
53 games
Score
26/ 5349.1%
23W12D18L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5.5/7 | #2 | 2285 | +11.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBomo Lovet KigighaFM
🇳🇬NGR·2250
+2 −8 =6
16 games·last met May 2026
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vsOluwafemi Daniel BalogunIM
🇳🇬NGR·2226
+2 −5 =7
14 games·last met May 2026
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vsOluwadurotimi Opeoluwa LAPITE
🇳🇬NGR·2223
+1 −4 =8
13 games·last met May 2026
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vsAbdulrahman Akintoye ABDULRAHEEMFM
🇳🇬NGR·2365
+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
/
Nigeria
#12
out of 879 players
Africa
#129
in continent
World
#8,926
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Nigeria
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| 10 | 🇳🇬Follow Ajibola OLANREWAJUTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,207 |
| ... | ||
| 12 | 2,186 | |
Africa
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| ... | ||
| 129 | 2,186 | |
World
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| ... | ||
| 8926 | 2,186 | |