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HABILA, Jehu Thomas

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FIDEFIDE 8516510· Male· Nigeria· Born in 2000

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Jehu Thomas Habila, a 26-year-old player, is rated 2090 — his current career high and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +137 Elo over the past 12 months. 37 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include National Friends of Chess 2026 Over 2000, OLCC NATIONAL MASTERS CHESS TOURNAMENT 2025, and NIGERIA UNIVERSITIES MEN TEAMS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP. Also played 3 rapid (including Hood Rapid Chess Tournament 3rd Edition) and 1 blitz events (including NIGERIA NATIONAL MEN BLITZ CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025) recently. He reached #30 nationally in May 2026.

Current rating

2090

Standard

Rpd2041·Blz1990

All-time high

2090

at best
May 2026 · age 26

Activity

37

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

37 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 7%

#16,353 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

8 entries
2026
Peak national rank: #30
at age 26 · rated 2090
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+137 Elo)
1953 → 2090
May 2026
All-time peak 2090
at age 26
May 2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 26
Jan 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 26
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 2000
at age 25
Sep 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Best result
NORTH CENTRAL ZONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025
perf 2707 (+707) · 6.5/6 · #5
Top opponent
vs Tennyson Ewomazino OlisaCM 2,301
National Friends of Chess 2026 Over 2000 · Apr 2026 · +15.4 Elo
Evolution
+137
1953 → 2090
Tournaments
6
45 games
Score
30.5/ 4567.8%
28W5D12L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
National Friends of Chess 2026 Over 2000
Open Swiss
Apr 20263/7#332115+4.8
OLCC NATIONAL MASTERS CHESS TOURNAMENT 2025
Swiss
Dec 20256.5/8#42304+80.8
NIGERIA UNIVERSITIES MEN TEAMS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
Open Swiss
Dec 20254.5/3#42820+3.2
NORTH CENTRAL ZONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025
Open Swiss
Aug 20256.5/6#52707+46.8
NIGERIA NATIONAL MEN TEAMS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025
Open Swiss
Jun 20256/5#1020580.0
NORTH EAST ZONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025
Open Swiss
Jun 20254/4#2116240.0
Hot streak: 6 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

/
Nigeria
#32
out of 894 players
Africa
#296
in continent
World
#16,353
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Nigeria
1
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2
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2,287
3
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2,283
4
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2,280
5
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2,256
6
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7
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2,230
8
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9
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2,220
10
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2,207
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32🇳🇬HABILA, Jehu Thomas2,090
Africa
1
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2,628
2
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2,581
3
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4
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5
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6
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2,453
7
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2,443
8
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2,437
9
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2,425
10
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2,412
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296🇳🇬HABILA, Jehu Thomas2,090
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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16353🇳🇬HABILA, Jehu Thomas2,090