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AJUBA, Vasia
🇳🇬FIDE 8519641· Male· Nigeria· Born in 1991
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Vasia Ajuba, a 35-year-old player, is rated 2023 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +79 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent appearances: The North Central Zone Open Monthly Classical Chess Tournament February 2026 and 2nd ABUJA CLOSED CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS. Also played 6 rapid (including CHIEF JUSTICE ZALIKA RATED) and 2 blitz events (including ABUJA ELITE CHESS MEET UP INTERNATIONAL CHESS DAY) recently. He took a 15-month break between Aug 2024 and Dec 2025. He reached #65 nationally in Jun 2026.
Current rating
2023
Standard
Rpd1899·Blz1983
All-time high
2023
at best
Jun 2026 · age 35
Jun 2026 · age 35
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#24,164
#24,164 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
Peak national rank: #65
at age 35 · rated 2023
Jun 2026
Best 12-month gain (+79 Elo)
1944 → 2023
Jun 2026
All-time peak 2023
at age 35
Jun 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 35
Jun 2026
Crossed 2000
at age 35
Mar 2026
2024
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1944 → returned at 1986
Aug 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
NCF North Central Zone Monthly Classical Chess Tournament April 2026perf 2635 (+612) · 7/7 · #6
Evolution
+79
1944 → 2023
Tournaments
3
24 games
Score
16.5/ 2468.8%
15W3D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsSema Sokpo1,871·The North Central Zone Open Monthly Classical Chess Tournament February 2026·R2·-27.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 7/7 | #6 | 2635 | +22.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/6 | #3 | 2108 | +13.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/8 | #3 | 2039 | +43.2 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsHumphrey Yinalanah MANDU
🇳🇬NGR·1968
+4 −4 =1
9 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsJoshua ADEJOH
🇳🇬NGR·2067
+1 −7 =1
9 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsBartholomew Emmanuel OKHIPO
🇳🇬NGR·2230
+1 −7 =0
8 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsOBIKILI CHINEDU GEORGE
🇳🇬NGR·1937
+4 −2 =2
8 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsMustapha Othman
🇳🇬NGR·2047
+3 −4 =0
7 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Nigeria
#65
out of 894 players
Africa
#536
in continent
World
#24,164
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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