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KEYI, Lucky Musa
🇳🇬FIDE 8514488· Male· Nigeria· Born in 2002
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Lucky Musa Keyi, a 24-year-old player, is rated 2020. He has slipped back 40 Elo over the past 12 months. 41 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include NIGERIA NATIONAL OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025, 2nd ABUJA CLOSED CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS, and NORTH WEST NCF ZONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP. 2025. Also played 5 rapid (including 1ST BENIN CITY U25 RAPID CHESS TOURNAMENT, 2026) and 1 blitz events (including NIGERIA NATIONAL MEN BLITZ CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025) recently. His peak of 2099 was reached at age 23 (Oct 2025, #33 nationally at the time).
At junior level, he reached #5 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2020
Standard
Rpd2041·Blz2012
All-time high
2099
−79 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 23
Oct 2025 · age 23
Activity
30
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
41 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#24,554
#24,554 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
100 career games
at age 24
Jun 2026
2025
All-time peak 2099
at age 23 · −79 from today
Oct 2025
Peak national rank: #33
at age 23 · rated 2091
Sep 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+100 Elo)
1971 → 2071
Jun 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 21
Nov 2023
Re-crossed 2000
at age 21
Sep 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-32
2052 → 2020
Tournaments
6
45 games
Score
24/ 4553.3%
19W10D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsSema Sokpo1,879·NCF North Central Zone Monthly Classical Chess Tournament April 2026·R2·-13.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 5/9 | #4 | 1929 | -27.2 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 1.5/11 | #12 | 1917 | -35.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/7 | #6 | 1991 | -17.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 7/6 | #1 | 2641 | +8.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/7 | #1 | 2370 | +39.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 0/1 | #136 | 1347 | -7.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsFuenshak OTHMAN
🇳🇬NGR·1939
+3 −3 =3
9 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsBlaise Ifeanyi ANASOH
🇳🇬NGR·1786
+7 −0 =2
9 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsNathaniel DANJUMA
🇳🇬NGR·1818
+7 −0 =1
8 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsYakubu Aranye DANJUMA
🇳🇬NGR·1821
+8 −0 =0
8 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsMUSA Naomi MONDAY
🇳🇬NGR·1787
+8 −0 =0
8 games·last met Jun 2025
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Rankings
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Nigeria
#68
out of 894 players
Africa
#546
in continent
World
#24,554
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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