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YAKUBU, Daniel Musa
🇳🇬FIDE 8521131· Male· Nigeria· Born in 2005
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Daniel Musa Yakubu, a 21-year-old player, is rated 1815. He has slipped back 93 Elo over the past 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include National Friends of Chess 2026 2000 & Under, The North Central Zone Open Monthly Classical Chess Tournament February 2026, and NORTH CENTRAL ZONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025. Also played 6 rapid (including 1ST BENIN CITY U25 RAPID CHESS TOURNAMENT, 2026) and 4 blitz events (including National Friends of Chess 2026 Blitz) recently. His peak of 1911 was reached at age 19 (Dec 2024).
At junior level, he reached #6 and #3 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1815
Standard
Rpd1906·Blz1895
All-time high
1911
−96 pts below
Dec 2024 · age 19
Dec 2024 · age 19
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#71,685
#71,685 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
82nd 20-35 player nationally
at age 21 · rated 1847
Apr 2026
2024
6th U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 1911
Dec 2024
Best 12-month gain (+92 Elo)
1819 → 1911
Dec 2024
All-time peak 1911
at age 19 · −96 from today
Dec 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Dec 2024
2023
3rd U18 player nationally
at age 18 · rated 1864
Jun 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-38
1853 → 1815
Tournaments
5
34 games
Score
16.5/ 3448.5%
13W7D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/7 | #51 | 1780 | -33.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/1 | #17 | 2356 | +3.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/3 | #31 | 2681 | -8.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 1.5/5 | #116 | 1818 | -43.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/4 | #18 | 2683 | -12.6 |
Rankings
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Nigeria
#239
out of 894 players
Africa
#2,368
in continent
World
#71,684
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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World
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