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ADEKANYE, Adejuwon Arif
🇳🇬FIDE 8522987· Male· Nigeria· Born in 2012
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Adejuwon Arif Adekanye, a 14-year-old player, is rated 1786 — just 23 short of his peak of 1809 (Nov 2025, age 13). He is on a steady climb with +25 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Midechess Elite Chess Challenge, OLCC NATIONAL U-2000 CHESS TOURNAMENT 2025, and NIGERIA NATIONAL YOUTH TEAMS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP (BOYS) 2025. Also played 5 rapid (including VITAL SQUARES CHESS ACADEMY RAPID CHESS TOURNAMENT 2025) and 2 blitz events (including JONATHAN ODEGA MEMORIAL BLITZ CHESS TOURNAMENT 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached #4 and #7 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
1786
Standard
Rpd1691·Blz1857
All-time high
1809
−23 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 13
Nov 2025 · age 13
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#80,665
#80,665 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
7 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+137 Elo)
1647 → 1784
Apr 2026
4th U14 player nationally
at age 14 · rated 1808
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 13
Nov 2025
All-time peak 1809
at age 13 · −23 from today
Nov 2025
2024
7th U12 player nationally
at age 12 · rated 1673
Nov 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 12
Aug 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+25
1761 → 1786
Tournaments
4
28 games
Score
16/ 2857.1%
14W4D10L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsHenry Oghogho EVBUOMWAN1,793·NIGERIA NATIONAL YOUTH TEAMS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP (BOYS) 2025·R3·+19.1
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tournament | Jan 2026 | 0.5/4 | #7 | 1613 | -30.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/6 | #28 | 2088 | +6.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 7/4 | #12 | 2646 | +34.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/3 | #75 | 2796 | +13.2 |
Rankings
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Nigeria
#265
out of 879 players
Africa
#2,763
in continent
World
#80,664
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Nigeria
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Africa
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| 2763 | 1,786 | |
World
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| 80664 | 1,786 | |