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JAMIU, Ninilowo
🇳🇬FIDE 8517428· Male· Nigeria· Born in 2005
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Ninilowo Jamiu, a 21-year-old player, is rated 1915 — just 22 short of his peak of 1937 (May 2024, age 19). He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 2 years. 10 rated games in the past year. Recent appearances: OLCC NATIONAL U-2000 CHESS TOURNAMENT 2025 and 2025 August Marshall Monthly FIDE - U2400. Also played 1 blitz event (including JONATHAN ODEGA MEMORIAL BLITZ CHESS TOURNAMENT 2025) recently. He took a 15-month break between May 2024 and Sep 2025.
At junior level, he reached #4 and #4 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1915
Standard
Rpd1837·Blz1891
All-time high
1937
−22 pts below
May 2024 · age 19
May 2024 · age 19
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#44,461
#44,461 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
50th 20-35 player nationally
at age 21 · rated 1932
Jan 2026
2024
4th U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 1937
May 2024
Best 12-month gain (+186 Elo)
1751 → 1937
May 2024
All-time peak 1937
at age 19 · −22 from today
May 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
May 2024
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1937 → returned at 1932
May 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-22
1937 → 1915
Tournaments
2
20 games
Score
8/ 2040.0%
11W4D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/5 | #29 | 2648 | -16.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/5 | #15 | 1901 | -4.8 |
Rankings
/
Nigeria
#145
out of 894 players
Africa
#1,257
in continent
World
#44,460
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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