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OTHMAN, Fuenshak
🇳🇬FIDE 8504539· Male· Nigeria· Born in 1983
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Fuenshak Othman, a 43-year-old player, is rated 1939. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 19 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include NORTH CENTRAL ZONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025, NIGERIA NATIONAL MEN TEAMS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025, and NORTH EAST ZONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025. Also played 6 rapid (including CHIEF JUSTICE ZALIKA RATED) and 1 blitz events (including NIGERIA NATIONAL MEN BLITZ CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025) recently. He took a 37-month break between Nov 2018 and Jan 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2050 was reached at age 32 (Nov 2015); he also reached #56 nationally in Aug 2017.
Current rating
1939
Standard
Rpd1988·Blz1947
All-time high
2050
−111 pts below
Nov 2015 · age 32
Nov 2015 · age 32
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#38,981
#38,981 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2024
13th 40-45 player nationally
at age 41 · rated 1977
Mar 2024
2018
Inactive for 37 months
paused at 1992 → returned at 1994
Nov 2018
2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 34
Nov 2017
Peak national rank: #56
at age 34 · rated 1970
Aug 2017
2015
Best 12-month gain (+94 Elo)
1956 → 2050
Nov 2015
Crossed 2000
at age 32
Nov 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-3
1942 → 1939
Tournaments
3
23 games
Score
15/ 2365.2%
14W2D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/5 | #17 | 2703 | -4.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/4 | #58 | 2806 | +7.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5.5/5 | #13 | 2703 | -4.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLucky Musa KEYI
🇳🇬NGR·2020
+3 −3 =3
9 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsJoshua ADEJOH
🇳🇬NGR·2067
+0 −6 =1
7 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsBlaise Ifeanyi ANASOH
🇳🇬NGR·1786
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsRichard Adamu YOHANNA
🇳🇬NGR·1939
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsMustapha Othman
🇳🇬NGR·2047
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
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Nigeria
#122
out of 894 players
Africa
#1,065
in continent
World
#38,980
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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