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SAMBO, Samson Oluwapelumi
🇳🇬FIDE 8522553· Male· Nigeria· Born in 2010
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Samson Oluwapelumi Sambo, a 16-year-old player, is rated 1687. He has slipped back 39 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent appearances: NIGERIA NATIONAL YOUTH TEAMS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP (BOYS) 2025 and SOUTHWEST CHESS TOURNAMENT 2025. Also played 5 rapid (including BKGC MONTHLY RAPID CHESS TOURNAMENT JULY 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Ramadan Blitz Funfair - March 2026) recently. His peak of 1744 was reached at age 15 (Nov 2025).
At junior level, he reached #13 nationally in U16.
Current rating
1687
Standard
Rpd1671·Blz1695
All-time high
1744
−57 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 15
Nov 2025 · age 15
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#114,401
#114,401 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2026
13th U16 player nationally
at age 16 · rated 1739
Jan 2026
2025
All-time peak 1744
at age 15 · −57 from today
Nov 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 15
Oct 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 15
Oct 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 15
Oct 2025
First FIDE rating
1726 · at age 15
Oct 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
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Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
10/ 1662.5%
9W2D5L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsDaniel Olamide TAIWO1,735·NIGERIA NATIONAL YOUTH TEAMS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP (BOYS) 2025·R5·+19.5
3.[W]vsSulogura Jesse BAMAIYI1,553·NIGERIA NATIONAL YOUTH TEAMS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP (BOYS) 2025·R3·+10.0
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsChukwunonso Emmanuel OKWUOSA1,886·NIGERIA NATIONAL YOUTH TEAMS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP (BOYS) 2025·R7·-12.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/6 | #6 | 2560 | +41.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/4 | #69 | 1564 | 0.0 |
Rankings
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Nigeria
#378
out of 879 players
Africa
#4,401
in continent
World
#114,398
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Nigeria
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World
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