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SAMBO, Joseph
🇳🇬FIDE 8512914· Male· Nigeria· Born in 2008
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Joseph Sambo, a 18-year-old player, is rated 2006. He has fluctuated between 1929 and 2062 over the past 2 years. 21 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include National Friends of Chess 2026 Over 2000, OLCC NATIONAL MASTERS CHESS TOURNAMENT 2025, and SOUTHWEST CHESS TOURNAMENT 2025. Also played 7 rapid (including 1st Ogun State U25 Rapid Chess Tournament) and 1 blitz events (including Ramadan Blitz Funfair - March 2026) recently. He took a 26-month break between Feb 2023 and May 2025. His peak of 2062 was reached at age 18 (Jan 2026); he also reached #42 nationally in Apr 2026.
At junior level, he reached #2, #3 and #1 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2006
Standard
Rpd2106·Blz1874
All-time high
2062
−56 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 18
Jan 2026 · age 18
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#26,565
#26,565 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
Peak national rank: #42
at age 18 · rated 2062
Apr 2026
2nd U18 player nationally
at age 18 · rated 2062
Jan 2026
Best 12-month gain (+133 Elo)
1929 → 2062
Jan 2026
All-time peak 2062
at age 18 · −56 from today
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 2000
at age 17
May 2025
2023
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 1881 → returned at 2030
Feb 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-24
2030 → 2006
Tournaments
3
23 games
Score
13/ 2356.5%
12W2D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/8 | #28 | 1933 | -55.6 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/8 | #8 | 2167 | +11.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/5 | #29 | 2271 | +21.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsWaris John MUFUTAU
🇳🇬NGR·1807
+6 −7 =4
17 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsAkande Fawaz ODUOLA
🇳🇬NGR·1831
+11 −1 =2
14 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsBlessing Bayo AKPORHERHE
🇳🇬NGR·2018
+5 −8 =1
14 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsHassann SOLIU
🇳🇬NGR·1794
+7 −3 =0
10 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsSamson Oluwapelumi SAMBO
🇳🇬NGR·1687
+8 −1 =0
9 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
/
Nigeria
#73
out of 894 players
Africa
#617
in continent
World
#26,565
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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