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ABDULRAHEEM, Abdulrahman Akintoye
FM🇳🇬FIDE 8504563· Male· Nigeria· Born in 1993
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Abdulrahman Akintoye Abdulraheem, a 33-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 2365 — his current career high and ranked 1st among NGR players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +59 Elo over the past 12 months. 44 rated games in the past year (≈37/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include National Friends of Chess 2026 Over 2000, NIGERIA NATIONAL OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025, and 1st FUJAIRAH Global Chess Championships - Masters. Also played 1 rapid (including NIGERIAN LAWYERS CHESS TOURNAMENT) and 3 blitz events (including JONATHAN ODEGA MEMORIAL BLITZ CHESS TOURNAMENT 2025) recently. He reached #1 nationally in Apr 2025 and has been #1 for 14 months and counting.
Awarded FM in 2019 (age 26).
Current rating
2365
Standard
Rpd2208·Blz2135
All-time high
2365
at best
May 2026 · age 33
May 2026 · age 33
Activity
51
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
44 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#1
#1 · NGR players · of 462
#1 nationally since Apr 2025
#1 nationally since Apr 2025
Career timeline
14 entries2026
14 months in National #1 (ongoing)
longest streak 14 months · since Apr 2025
May 2026
All-time peak 2365
at age 33
May 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 32
May 2025
Peak national rank: #1
at age 32 · rated 2290
Apr 2025
2023
Crossed 2300
at age 30
Feb 2023
2020
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2264 → returned at 2254
May 2020
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+59
2306 → 2365
Tournaments
5
55 games
Score
29.5/ 5553.6%
30W14D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsSeyed Kian Ghoreishi AmiriFM2,216·31st AbuDhabi International Chess Festival-Masters·R2·-13.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 2483 | +28.4 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 8/11 | #1 | 2387 | +20.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/9 | #113 | 2276 | -14.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/9 | #114 | 2340 | +1.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6/6 | #1 | 2844 | +23.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsOluwafemi Daniel BalogunIM
🇳🇬NGR·2226
+9 −8 =8
25 games·last met May 2026
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vsAjibola OLANREWAJU
🇳🇬NGR·2207
+6 −11 =5
22 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsOdion AIKHOJEIM
🇳🇬NGR·2242
+7 −9 =5
21 games·last met May 2026
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vsOluwadurotimi Opeoluwa LAPITE
🇳🇬NGR·2223
+3 −4 =13
20 games·last met May 2026
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vsDenyefa Callistus EYETONGHANFM
🇳🇬NGR·2279
+7 −4 =7
18 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
Nigeria
#1
out of 879 players
Africa
#20
in continent
World
#2,359
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Nigeria
| 1 | 2,365 | |
| 2 | 🇳🇬Follow Denyefa Callistus EYETONGHANTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,279 |
| 3 | 🇳🇬Follow Tennyson Ewomazino OlisaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,271 |
| 4 | 🇳🇬Follow Bomo Lovet KigighaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,250 |
| 5 | 🇳🇬Follow Odion AIKHOJETrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,242 |
| 6 | 🇳🇬Follow Tersee Ferdinand NYUIMATrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,238 |
| 7 | 🇳🇬Follow Oluwafemi Daniel BalogunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,226 |
| 8 | 🇳🇬Follow Oluwadurotimi Opeoluwa LAPITETrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,223 |
| 9 | 🇳🇬Follow Bartholomew Emmanuel OKHIPOTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,219 |
| 10 | 🇳🇬Follow Ajibola OLANREWAJUTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,207 |
Africa
| 1 | 🇪🇬Follow Bassem AminTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,627 |
| 2 | 🇪🇬Follow Ahmed AdlyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,580 |
| 3 | 🇲🇦Follow Hicham HamdouchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,502 |
| 4 | 🇩🇿Follow Bilel BellahceneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,493 |
| 5 | 🇪🇬Follow Adham FawzyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,467 |
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| 7 | 🇪🇬Follow Samy ShokerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,442 |
| 8 | 🇲🇬Follow Fy Antenaina RakotomaharoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,441 |
| 9 | 🇹🇳Follow Kamel NjiliTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,414 |
| 10 | 🇪🇬Follow Ibrahim Hasan LabibTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,412 |
| ... | ||
| 20 | 2,365 | |
World
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,840 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
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| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,780 |
| 5 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,776 |
| 6 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 7 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,759 |
| 7 | 🇫🇷Follow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,759 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,754 |
| 10 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| ... | ||
| 2359 | 2,365 | |