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DANJUMA, Yakubu Aranye
🇳🇬FIDE 8514500· Male· Nigeria· Born in 2005
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Yakubu Aranye Danjuma, a 21-year-old player, is rated 1821 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +88 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include NORTH CENTRAL ZONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025, NIGERIA NATIONAL MEN TEAMS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025, and NORTH EAST ZONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025. Also played 4 rapid events (including NEW CITY U-25 RAPID CHESS TOURNAMENT) recently.
At junior level, he reached #14 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1821
Standard
Rpd1853·Blz1794
All-time high
1821
at best
Sep 2025 · age 20
Sep 2025 · age 20
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#69,867
#69,867 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
92nd 20-35 player nationally
at age 21 · rated 1821
Jun 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+98 Elo)
1723 → 1821
Nov 2025
14th U20 player nationally
at age 20 · rated 1821
Sep 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 20
Sep 2025
All-time peak 1821
at age 20
Sep 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 19
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+31
1790 → 1821
Tournaments
3
19 games
Score
11/ 1957.9%
10W2D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/5 | #19 | 2789 | +30.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 0/2 | #127 | 1180 | -14.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6/5 | #9 | 2734 | +71.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLucky Musa KEYI
🇳🇬NGR·2020
+0 −8 =0
8 games·last met Aug 2025
View head-to-head →
vsNathaniel DANJUMA
🇳🇬NGR·1818
+0 −0 =6
6 games·last met Nov 2025
View head-to-head →
vsMUSA Naomi MONDAY
🇳🇬NGR·1787
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Jul 2025
View head-to-head →
vsKadun Solomon Ishaya
🇳🇬NGR
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Jan 2025
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Rankings
/
Nigeria
#232
out of 894 players
Africa
#2,285
in continent
World
#69,866
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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Africa
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World
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