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INUWA, Yasir Maiwada
🇳🇬FIDE 8540772· Male· Nigeria· Born in 2004
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Yasir Maiwada Inuwa, a 22-year-old player, is rated 1684 — just 1 short of his peak of 1685 (Mar 2026, age 22). He is on a breakout run, having gained +132 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent appearances: Qom Standard Championship 1404(Fajr Cup) and 18th Avicenna International Chess Tournament 2025 -(B). Also played 1 blitz event (including 18th Avicenna International Chess Tournament 2025 -(D)) recently.
At junior level, he reached #29 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1684
Standard
Rpd1791·Blz1641
All-time high
1685
−1 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 22
Mar 2026 · age 22
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#115,737
#115,737 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+134 Elo)
1551 → 1685
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1685
at age 22 · −1 from today
Mar 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 21
Oct 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 21
Oct 2025
2024
29th U20 player nationally
at age 20 · rated 1606
Oct 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 20
Oct 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+131
1553 → 1684
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
12/ 1866.7%
11W2D5L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJabar Seifpanahi Shabani1,753·18th Avicenna International Chess Tournament 2025 -(B)·R7·+12.3
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/4 | #6 | 2497 | +12.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 7/11 | #24 | 1755 | +118.4 |
Rankings
/
Nigeria
#392
out of 894 players
Africa
#4,500
in continent
World
#115,732
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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World
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