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NYUIMA, Tersee Ferdinand
🇳🇬FIDE 8515263· Male· Nigeria· Born in 2007
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Tersee Ferdinand Nyuima, a 19-year-old player, is rated 2178 and ranked 12th among NGR players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +31 Elo over the past 12 months. 39 rated games in the past year (≈50/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Nigeria Chess Olympiad Qualifiers 2026 Open, National Friends of Chess 2026 Over 2000, and VITAL SQUARES CHESS ACADEMY CLASSIC CHESS TOURNAMENT 2026. Also played 4 rapid (including 1ST BENIN CITY U25 RAPID CHESS TOURNAMENT, 2026) and 2 blitz events (including JONATHAN ODEGA MEMORIAL BLITZ CHESS TOURNAMENT 2025) recently. His peak of 2271 was reached at age 18 (Jan 2025, #3 nationally at the time); he has been in top 10 for 14 months and counting.
Previously known as Tersee Nyuima FERDINAND (until Aug 2024). At junior level, he reached #1, #1 and #1 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2178
Standard
Rpd2099·Blz1986
All-time high
2271
−93 pts below
Jan 2025 · age 18
Jan 2025 · age 18
Activity
45
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
39 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#12
#12 · NGR players · of 480
National top 10 since Jan 2026
National top 10 since Jan 2026
Career timeline
16 entries2026
14 months in national top 10 (ongoing)
since Jan 2025
Jun 2026
1st U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 2248
Feb 2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 19
Jan 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
Peak national rank: #3
at age 18 · rated 2271
Jan 2025
1st U18 player nationally
at age 18 · rated 2271
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-7
2185 → 2178
Tournaments
6
44 games
Score
27/ 4461.4%
23W8D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 2.5/11 | #12 | 2026 | -59.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #11 | 2192 | -9.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/5 | #2 | 2761 | -1.2 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 6/10 | #3 | 2294 | +60.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/1 | #28 | 2521 | +3.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3/3 | #49 | 2796 | +38.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsTennyson Ewomazino OlisaCM
🇳🇬NGR·2283
+2 −4 =1
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsAbdulrahman Akintoye ABDULRAHEEMFM
🇳🇬NGR·2364
+0 −4 =3
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsOdey Goodness EKUNKE
🇳🇬NGR·2280
+5 −1 =1
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsOluwafemi Daniel BalogunIM
🇳🇬NGR·2220
+3 −4 =0
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsAbiola Daniel AKINSEYEFM
🇳🇬NGR·2154
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
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Nigeria
#12
out of 894 players
Africa
#137
in continent
World
#9,406
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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