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JOSHUA, Damian
🇳🇬FIDE 8521123· Male· Nigeria· Born in 2008
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Damian Joshua, a 18-year-old player, is rated 2126 — his current career high and ranked 25th among NGR players, and in the top 6% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +147 Elo over the past 12 months. 42 rated games in the past year (≈33/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include The North Central Zone Open Monthly Classical Chess Tournament May 2026, NCF North Central Zone Monthly Classical Chess Tournament, and SOUTH SOUTH NCF ZONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP. Also played 2 rapid (including Hood Rapid Chess Tournament 3rd Edition) and 1 blitz events (including ABUJA ELITE CHESS MEET UP INTERNATIONAL CHESS DAY) recently. He reached #46 nationally in Aug 2025.
At junior level, he reached #3 and #2 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
2126
Standard
Rpd1857·Blz1988
All-time high
2126
at best
Jun 2026 · age 18
Jun 2026 · age 18
Activity
32
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
42 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#25
#25 · NGR players · of 480
Career timeline
8 entries2026
Crossed 2100
at age 18
Jun 2026
All-time peak 2126
at age 18
Jun 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+232 Elo)
1833 → 2065
Nov 2025
Peak national rank: #46
at age 17 · rated 2061
Aug 2025
3rd U18 player nationally
at age 17 · rated 2061
Jul 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 17
Jul 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+65
2061 → 2126
Tournaments
7
52 games
Score
36/ 5269.2%
29W14D9L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsJoshua ADEJOH2,079·NCF North Central Zone Monthly Classical Chess Tournament April 2026·R8·+17.3
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsPromise OZIEGBE1,966·The North Central Zone Open Monthly Classical Chess Tournament May 2026·R8·-28.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 5/8 | #4 | 2048 | +13.2 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 7.5/8 | #2 | 2401 | +82.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #16 | 1920 | -33.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/6 | #5 | 2068 | +7.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/6 | #4 | 2622 | -4.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6.5/6 | #18 | 2781 | +60.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6/6 | #5 | 2721 | +22.0 |
Worst Elo result: NCF North Central Zone Monthly Classical Chess Tournament (-33.6 Elo, finished #16).
Rankings
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Nigeria
#25
out of 894 players
Africa
#225
in continent
World
#13,132
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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