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SULEIMAN, Azumi Ayisha
🇳🇬FIDE 8510504· Female· Nigeria· Born in 2002
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Azumi Ayisha Suleiman, a 24-year-old player, is rated 2045 — just 26 short of her peak of 2071 (May 2026, age 24) and sitting in the top 5% of women worldwide. She is progressing steadily with +34 Elo over the past 12 months. 36 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Nigeria Chess Olympiad Qualifiers 2026 Female, National Friends of Chess 2026 Female, and NIGERIA NATIONAL WOMEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including 1st Ogun State U25 Rapid Chess Tournament) and 1 blitz events (including National Friends of Chess 2026 Blitz) recently. She reached #43 nationally in May 2026.
At junior level, she reached #9, #3 and #2 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2045
Standard
Rpd1855·Blz1833
All-time high
2071
−26 pts below
May 2026 · age 24
May 2026 · age 24
Activity
40
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#1,062 · women worldwide · of 23,136
Career timeline
15 entries2026
Peak national rank: #43
at age 24 · rated 2071
May 2026
All-time peak 2071
at age 24 · −26 from today
May 2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 24
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 23
May 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+136 Elo)
1867 → 2003
Aug 2024
Crossed 2000
at age 22
Aug 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+55
1990 → 2045
Tournaments
4
37 games
Score
26/ 3770.3%
25W2D10L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsDeborah Ebimobo-ere QUICKPENWFM2,116·NIGERIA NATIONAL WOMEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025·R10·+12.0
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 4.5/9 | #7 | 1963 | -26.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 2170 | +25.0 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 9/11 | #1 | 2202 | +55.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5/7 | #12 | 1995 | -20.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBridget MICHAELWIM
🇳🇬NGR·1994
+7 −5 =1
13 games·last met May 2026
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vsToritsemuwa OfowinoWCM
🇳🇬NGR·1959
+3 −4 =4
11 games·last met May 2026
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vsIyefu Joy ONOJA
🇳🇬NGR·1977
+4 −4 =3
11 games·last met May 2026
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vsMichelle Chiamaka NWANKWOWFM
🇳🇬NGR·1979
+6 −2 =0
8 games·last met May 2026
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vsPeace Samson
🇳🇬NGR·1866
+3 −3 =1
7 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
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Nigeria
#52
out of 894 players
Africa
#445
in continent
World
#21,359
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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World
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