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SALIHU, Muhammad Mubarak
🇳🇬FIDE 8541140· Male· Nigeria· Born in 2004
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Muhammad Mubarak Salihu, a 22-year-old player, is rated 1922 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +70 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include NORTH WEST NCF ZONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP. 2025, NORTH CENTRAL ZONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025, and NIGERIA NATIONAL MEN TEAMS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025. Also played 1 rapid event (including NEW CITY U-25 RAPID CHESS TOURNAMENT) recently.
At junior level, he reached #9 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1922
Standard
Rpd1920·Blz—
All-time high
1922
at best
Feb 2026 · age 22
Feb 2026 · age 22
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#42,751
#42,751 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2026
All-time peak 1922
at age 22
Feb 2026
2025
54th 20-35 player nationally
at age 21 · rated 1921
Oct 2025
Best 12-month gain (+85 Elo)
1836 → 1921
Oct 2025
2024
9th U20 player nationally
at age 20 · rated 1864
Dec 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 20
Jun 2024
First FIDE rating
1836 · at age 20
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+25
1897 → 1922
Tournaments
3
21 games
Score
14.5/ 2169.0%
14W1D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/1 | #22 | 2636 | +16.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/1 | #29 | 2466 | +8.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/4 | #63 | 2857 | +38.8 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Nigeria
#134
out of 894 players
Africa
#1,189
in continent
World
#42,750
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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