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OFUBU, Samson
🇳🇬FIDE 8509980· Male· Nigeria· Born in 1997
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Samson Ofubu, a 29-year-old player, is rated 1919. He has slipped back 52 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include OLCC NATIONAL U-2000 CHESS TOURNAMENT 2025, SOUTHWEST CHESS TOURNAMENT 2025, and NIGERIA NATIONAL MEN TEAMS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including OLOJO FESTIVAL 7th WORLD CHESS TOURNAMENT 2025) and 4 blitz events (including JONATHAN ODEGA MEMORIAL BLITZ CHESS TOURNAMENT 2025) recently. His peak of 1971 was reached at age 28 (May 2025); he also reached #82 nationally in Oct 2020.
Current rating
1919
Standard
Rpd1972·Blz1959
All-time high
1971
−52 pts below
May 2025 · age 28
May 2025 · age 28
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#43,508
#43,508 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
All-time peak 1971
at age 28 · −52 from today
May 2025
100 career games
at age 28
May 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+106 Elo)
1843 → 1949
Mar 2024
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 25
Aug 2022
2020
Peak national rank: #82
at age 23 · rated 1814
Oct 2020
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1814 → returned at 1825
May 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-39
1958 → 1919
Tournaments
3
21 games
Score
11.5/ 2154.8%
10W3D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/8 | #10 | 1901 | -21.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/3 | #74 | 2658 | -17.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2.5/4 | #95 | 2124 | -13.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsUdeme Dominic EDET
🇳🇬NGR·2141
+3 −6 =1
10 games·last met Mar 2024
View head-to-head →
vsOluwafemi Daniel BalogunIM
🇳🇬NGR·2220
+2 −6 =1
9 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsOluwadurotimi Opeoluwa LAPITE
🇳🇬NGR·2228
+0 −5 =2
7 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsAbimbola KALESANWO
🇳🇬NGR·1886
+3 −0 =4
7 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsAyodeji Olumuyiwa IKUENOMORE
🇳🇬NGR·1922
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Dec 2025
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Nigeria
#141
out of 894 players
Africa
#1,219
in continent
World
#43,507
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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World
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