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MUFUTAU, Waris John
🇳🇬FIDE 8512850· Male· Nigeria· Born in 2008
Follow Waris John MUFUTAUTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
Waris John Mufutau, a 18-year-old player, is rated 1807 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and took a 22-month break between Nov 2023 and Oct 2025. Recent appearance: SOUTHWEST CHESS TOURNAMENT 2025. Also played 6 rapid events (including 1st Ogun State U25 Rapid Chess Tournament) recently.
At junior level, he reached #11, #7 and #2 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1807
Standard
Rpd2035·Blz1626
All-time high
1807
at best
Oct 2025 · age 17
Oct 2025 · age 17
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#74,142
#74,142 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
11th U18 player nationally
at age 17 · rated 1807
Oct 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 17
Oct 2025
All-time peak 1807
at age 17
Oct 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+185 Elo)
1558 → 1743
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 16
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 1571 → returned at 1807
Nov 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+64
1743 → 1807
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
4.5/ 764.3%
4W1D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/5 | #35 | 2428 | +64.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJoseph SAMBO
🇳🇬NGR·2006
+7 −6 =4
17 games·last met Apr 2026
View head-to-head →
vsBlessing Bayo AKPORHERHE
🇳🇬NGR·2018
+2 −9 =5
16 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsPromise OZIEGBE
🇳🇬NGR·2028
+5 −9 =0
14 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsOlajide Oluwatoyin OLUDOYI
🇳🇬NGR
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsHassann SOLIU
🇳🇬NGR·1794
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met Jul 2025
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Nigeria
#251
out of 894 players
Africa
#2,490
in continent
World
#74,141
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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