Format
AA
ADEKANYE, Adejuwon Arif
🇳🇬FIDE 8522987· Male· Nigeria· Born in 2012
Follow Adejuwon Arif ADEKANYETrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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 (≈20/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 4 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
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#80,760
#80,760 · players worldwide · of 218,279
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
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
/
Nigeria
#272
out of 894 players
Africa
#2,781
in continent
World
#80,758
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Nigeria
| 1 | 🇳🇬Follow Abdulrahman Akintoye ABDULRAHEEMTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,364 |
| 2 | 🇳🇬Follow Bomo Lovet KigighaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,287 |
| 3 | 🇳🇬Follow Tennyson Ewomazino OlisaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,283 |
| 4 | 🇳🇬Follow Odey Goodness EKUNKETrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,280 |
| 5 | 🇳🇬Follow Denyefa Callistus EYETONGHANTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,256 |
| 6 | 🇳🇬Follow Odion AIKHOJETrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,251 |
| 7 | 🇳🇬Follow Bartholomew Emmanuel OKHIPOTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,230 |
| 8 | 🇳🇬Follow Oluwadurotimi Opeoluwa LAPITETrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,228 |
| 9 | 🇳🇬Follow Oluwafemi Daniel BalogunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,220 |
| 10 | 🇳🇬Follow Ajibola OLANREWAJUTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,207 |
| ... | ||
| 272 | 1,786 | |
Africa
| 1 | 🇪🇬Follow Bassem AminTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,628 |
| 2 | 🇪🇬Follow Ahmed AdlyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,581 |
| 3 | 🇲🇦Follow Hicham HamdouchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,502 |
| 4 | 🇩🇿Follow Bilel BellahceneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,493 |
| 5 | 🇪🇬Follow Adham FawzyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,464 |
| 6 | 🇩🇿Follow Adlane ArabTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,453 |
| 7 | 🇪🇬Follow Samy ShokerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,443 |
| 8 | 🇲🇬Follow Fy Antenaina RakotomaharoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,437 |
| 9 | 🇩🇿Follow Aimen RizoukTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,425 |
| 10 | 🇪🇬Follow Ibrahim Hasan LabibTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,412 |
| ... | ||
| 2781 | 1,786 | |
World
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,841 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 6 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,764 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳Follow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,761 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| 9 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| ... | ||
| 80758 | 1,786 | |