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OJIKUTU, Samuel
🇳🇬FIDE 8504113· Male· Nigeria· Born in 1985
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Samuel Ojikutu, a 41-year-old player, is rated 1815. He has slipped back 87 Elo over the past 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include The North Central Zone Open Monthly Classical Chess Tournament May 2026, NCF North Central Zone Monthly Classical Chess Tournament, and 2nd ABUJA CLOSED CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS. Also played 3 rapid events (including ZALIKA FIDE RATED RAPID CHESS TOURNAMENT NOVEMBER 2025) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 68 months (2016–2022, COVID-19 included), 15 months (2023–2024) and 15 months (2024–2025). His peak of 1905 was reached at age 39 (Mar 2024); he also reached #97 nationally in Jan 2016.
Current rating
1815
Standard
Rpd1933·Blz1929
All-time high
1905
−90 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 39
Mar 2024 · age 39
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#71,685
#71,685 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
27th 40-45 player nationally
at age 41 · rated 1832
May 2026
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 40
Dec 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+61 Elo)
1841 → 1902
Aug 2024
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1902 → returned at 1828
Aug 2024
All-time peak 1905
at age 39 · −90 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1841 → returned at 1897
Feb 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
NCF North Central Zone Monthly Classical Chess Tournament April 2026perf 2685 (+870) · 5.5/5 · #22
Evolution
-87
1902 → 1815
Tournaments
5
33 games
Score
16/ 3348.5%
13W6D14L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsMichael Ikechukwu OSADEBE1,986·NCF North Central Zone Monthly Classical Chess Tournament·R4·+14.1
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 4/6 | #18 | 2092 | -1.4 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/5 | #22 | 2685 | -15.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/1 | #20 | 2514 | -3.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/2 | #8 | 2744 | +6.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/6 | #15 | 1646 | -74.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBartholomew Emmanuel OKHIPO
🇳🇬NGR·2230
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsJoshua ADEJOH
🇳🇬NGR·2067
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsHumphrey Yinalanah MANDU
🇳🇬NGR·1968
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsMustapha Othman
🇳🇬NGR·2047
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsVasia AJUBA
🇳🇬NGR·2023
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Apr 2025
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Rankings
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Nigeria
#239
out of 894 players
Africa
#2,368
in continent
World
#71,684
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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