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ABDULLAHI, Adamu
🇳🇬FIDE 8508623· Male· Nigeria· Born in 2001
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Adamu Abdullahi, a 25-year-old player, is rated 1986 — just 12 short of his peak of 1998 (Dec 2024, age 23). He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 2 years. 15 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include NORTH WEST NCF ZONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP. 2025, NORTH CENTRAL ZONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025, and NIGERIA NATIONAL MEN TEAMS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including NEW CITY U-25 RAPID CHESS TOURNAMENT) and 2 blitz events (including NIGERIA NATIONAL MEN BLITZ CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025) recently. He took a 14-month break between Feb 2023 and May 2024. He reached #60 nationally in Feb 2025.
Current rating
1986
Standard
Rpd1967·Blz2073
All-time high
1998
−12 pts below
Dec 2024 · age 23
Dec 2024 · age 23
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#29,808
#29,808 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 24
May 2025
Peak national rank: #60
at age 24 · rated 1998
Feb 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+107 Elo)
1891 → 1998
Dec 2024
All-time peak 1998
at age 23 · −12 from today
Dec 2024
2023
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1891 → returned at 1977
Feb 2023
2022
Crossed 1800
at age 21
Jan 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+29
1957 → 1986
Tournaments
3
21 games
Score
14/ 2166.7%
11W6D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6/4 | #4 | 2714 | +26.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/5 | #15 | 2704 | +3.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2/6 | #64 | 1839 | -23.2 |
Rankings
/
Nigeria
#87
out of 894 players
Africa
#726
in continent
World
#29,807
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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