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DANJUMA, Nathaniel
🇳🇬FIDE 8522804· Male· Nigeria· Born in 2009
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Nathaniel Danjuma, a 17-year-old player, is rated 1818. He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 2 years. 14 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent appearances: NIGERIA NATIONAL MEN TEAMS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 and NORTH EAST ZONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025. Also played 3 rapid (including NEW CITY U-25 RAPID CHESS TOURNAMENT) and 1 blitz events (including NIGERIA NATIONAL MEN BLITZ CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025) recently. His peak of 1929 was reached at age 15 (Mar 2024).
At junior level, he reached #12, #1 and #1 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1818
Standard
Rpd1928·Blz1797
All-time high
1929
−111 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 15
Mar 2024 · age 15
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#70,754
#70,754 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2026
12th U18 player nationally
at age 17 · rated 1827
Jan 2026
2024
All-time peak 1929
at age 15 · −111 from today
Mar 2024
1st U16 player nationally
at age 15 · rated 1881
Jan 2024
2023
1st U14 player nationally
at age 14 · rated 1881
Sep 2023
Crossed 1800
at age 14
Sep 2023
First FIDE rating
1881 · at age 14
Sep 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
NCF North Central Zone Monthly Classical Chess Tournament April 2026perf 2746 (+928) · 5.5/5 · #20
Evolution
-9
1827 → 1818
Tournaments
3
23 games
Score
13/ 2356.5%
12W2D9L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsEfosa EVBUOMWAN1,994·NCF North Central Zone Monthly Classical Chess Tournament April 2026·R8·+29.3
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsKing Eugene1,815·NCF North Central Zone Monthly Classical Chess Tournament April 2026·R6·-20.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/5 | #20 | 2746 | -8.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2.5/3 | #124 | 2385 | -19.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5/6 | #7 | 2213 | +36.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLucky Musa KEYI
🇳🇬NGR·2020
+0 −7 =1
8 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsBeneche Daniel AYUBA
🇳🇬NGR·1722
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsYakubu Aranye DANJUMA
🇳🇬NGR·1821
+0 −0 =6
6 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsBlaise Ifeanyi ANASOH
🇳🇬NGR·1786
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsFuenshak OTHMAN
🇳🇬NGR·1939
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Jul 2025
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Rankings
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Nigeria
#234
out of 894 players
Africa
#2,320
in continent
World
#70,753
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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