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Jamiu Sodiq
🇳🇬FIDE 8509913· Male· Nigeria· Born in 1998
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Jamiu Sodiq, a 28-year-old player, is rated 1767 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 29 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included), 15 months (2022–2024) and 20 months (2024–2026). Recent appearance: National Friends of Chess 2026 2000 & Under.
Current rating
1767
Standard
Rpd1761·Blz—
All-time high
1767
at best
May 2026 · age 28
May 2026 · age 28
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#86,722
#86,722 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2026
All-time peak 1767
at age 28
May 2026
2024
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1750 → returned at 1767
Aug 2024
Best 12-month gain (+159 Elo)
1603 → 1762
Mar 2024
2022
Crossed 1600
at age 24
Nov 2022
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1603 → returned at 1762
Nov 2022
2020
44th 20-35 player nationally
at age 22 · rated 1589
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+17
1750 → 1767
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
5/ 955.6%
5W0D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/7 | #37 | 2004 | +16.8 |
Rankings
/
Nigeria
#290
out of 879 players
Africa
#3,026
in continent
World
#86,721
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Nigeria
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World
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