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MICHAEL, Bridget
WIM🇳🇬FIDE 8511640· Female· Nigeria· Born in 1999
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Bridget Michael, a 27-year-old Woman International Master, is rated 1994 — just 7 short of her peak of 2001 (Dec 2025, age 26). She is progressing steadily with +42 Elo over the past 12 months. 61 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Nigeria Chess Olympiad Qualifiers 2026 Female, The North Central Zone Open Monthly Classical Chess Tournament May 2026, and National Friends of Chess 2026 Female. Also played 3 rapid (including OLOJO FESTIVAL 7th WORLD CHESS TOURNAMENT 2025) and 3 blitz events (including JONATHAN ODEGA MEMORIAL BLITZ CHESS TOURNAMENT 2025) recently. She reached #73 nationally in Dec 2025.
Awarded WIM in 2026 (age 27).
Current rating
1994
Standard
Rpd1887·Blz1888
All-time high
2001
−7 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 26
Dec 2025 · age 26
Activity
49
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
61 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#28,444
#28,444 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
WIM title awardedWIM
at age 27
Feb 2026
2025
Peak national rank: #73
at age 26 · rated 2001
Dec 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 26
Dec 2025
All-time peak 2001
at age 26 · −7 from today
Dec 2025
2024
100 career games
at age 25
Oct 2024
2023
Best 12-month gain (+91 Elo)
1816 → 1907
Dec 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+17
1977 → 1994
Tournaments
10
76 games
Score
50.5/ 7666.4%
44W13D19L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 5/9 | #4 | 2015 | +15.8 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 5/7 | #8 | 2201 | +27.6 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #4 | 1953 | +3.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/4 | #10 | 2299 | +1.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/1 | #20 | 2784 | -9.2 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 4.5/11 | #8 | 1876 | -37.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/1 | #1 | 2489 | -7.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5/4 | #7 | 2628 | +4.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/7 | #3 | 2071 | +18.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 7.5/8 | #1 | 2300 | +25.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsIyefu Joy ONOJA
🇳🇬NGR·1977
+6 −4 =3
13 games·last met May 2026
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vsAzumi Ayisha SULEIMAN
🇳🇬NGR·2045
+5 −7 =1
13 games·last met May 2026
View head-to-head →
vsToritsemuwa OfowinoWCM
🇳🇬NGR·1959
+1 −9 =2
12 games·last met May 2026
View head-to-head →
vsPeace Samson
🇳🇬NGR·1866
+4 −4 =2
10 games·last met May 2026
View head-to-head →
vsDeborah Ebimobo-ere QUICKPENWFM
🇳🇬NGR·2174
+1 −5 =2
8 games·last met May 2026
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Nigeria
#83
out of 894 players
Africa
#680
in continent
World
#28,444
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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