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MOHAMMED BUHARI
🇳🇬FIDE 8513139· Male· Nigeria· Born in 2000
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Mohammed Buhari, a 26-year-old player, is rated 1718 — just 11 short of his peak of 1729 (Mar 2024, age 24). He is on a steady climb with +25 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include National Friends of Chess 2026 2000 & Under, SOUTHWEST CHESS TOURNAMENT 2025, and NIGERIA NATIONAL MEN TEAMS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025. Also played 2 blitz events (including National Friends of Chess 2026 Blitz) recently. He took a 14-month break between May 2022 and Aug 2023.
Current rating
1718
Standard
Rpd1863·Blz1981
All-time high
1729
−11 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 24
Mar 2024 · age 24
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#103,295
#103,295 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 26
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+243 Elo)
1486 → 1729
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 24
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1729
at age 24 · −11 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Crossed 1500
at age 23
Aug 2023
2022
91st 20-35 player nationally
at age 22 · rated 1486
May 2022
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+25
1693 → 1718
Tournaments
3
21 games
Score
12/ 2157.1%
12W0D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/6 | #53 | 2152 | +12.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/3 | #105 | 2869 | -14.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3/2 | #83 | 2832 | +26.8 |
Rankings
/
Nigeria
#342
out of 879 players
Africa
#3,826
in continent
World
#103,294
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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