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TAIWO, Daniel Olamide
🇳🇬FIDE 8529574· Male· Nigeria· Born in 2011
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Daniel Olamide Taiwo, a 15-year-old player, is rated 1918 — just 16 short of his peak of 1934 (Mar 2026, age 15). He is rising rapidly, having gained +183 Elo over the past 12 months. 35 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include National Friends of Chess 2026 2000 & Under, Midechess Elite Chess Challenge, and VITAL SQUARES CHESS ACADEMY CLASSIC CHESS TOURNAMENT 2026. Also played 4 rapid (including VITAL SQUARES CHESS ACADEMY RAPID CHESS TOURNAMENT 2025) and 1 blitz events (including JONATHAN ODEGA MEMORIAL BLITZ CHESS TOURNAMENT 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached #3 and #5 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1918
Standard
Rpd1805·Blz1813
All-time high
1934
−16 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 15
Mar 2026 · age 15
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#43,725
#43,725 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+183 Elo)
1735 → 1918
May 2026
3rd U16 player nationally
at age 15 · rated 1934
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1934
at age 15 · −16 from today
Mar 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 14
Oct 2025
5th U14 player nationally
at age 14 · rated 1832
Jan 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 13
Aug 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+183
1735 → 1918
Tournaments
6
50 games
Score
29.5/ 5059.0%
29W8D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/8 | #10 | 1995 | -15.2 |
Tournament | Jan 2026 | 1.5/4 | #5 | 1862 | +0.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/3 | #11 | 2547 | +10.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 7/7 | #8 | 2681 | +72.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6.5/6 | #3 | 2566 | -16.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/7 | #14 | 2120 | +129.6 |
Worst Elo result: NIGERIA NATIONAL YOUTH TEAMS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP (BOYS) 2025 (-16.4 Elo, finished #3).
Rankings
/
Nigeria
#142
out of 894 players
Africa
#1,234
in continent
World
#43,724
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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