NORTH EAST ZONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025

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52 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 13 Jun 2025 to 15 Jun 2025 in Gombe, Nigeria. Top 10 Elo average was 1965, and top seed was MAGOMYA Robert Ahundihine (🇳🇬 NGR, 2128).

Richard Adamu YOHANNA (🇳🇬 NGR, 1906) won with 7.5/8, ahead of MAGOMYA Robert Ahundihine (6.5) and Damian JOSHUA (6.0). YOHANNA won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Yakubu Aranye DANJUMA (1733) beat Michael Ikechukwu OSADEBE (1999), a +266-point gap.

Location

🇳🇬Gombe, Nigeria

Dates

13 Jun 2025 → 15 Jun 2025

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 8 rounds

Top seed

🇳🇬MAGOMYA Robert Ahundihine2128

Avg top 10

1,965

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇳🇬Nigeria×39

Top 3

🥇
Richard Adamu YOHANNA
🇳🇬NGR·1906
7.5pts·2375perf+121.2
🥈
MAGOMYA Robert Ahundihine
🇳🇬NGR·2128
6.5pts·2057perf-14.8
🥉
Damian JOSHUA
🇳🇬NGR·1979
6.0pts·2047perf+22.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 8 rounds

Richard Adamu YOHANNA led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

YOHANNA7.5Ahundihine6.5JOSHUA6DANJUMA6WUDIRI5.5ELUEKEZI5.5

R5–R8 · LEAD HELD

Richard Adamu YOHANNA never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Richard Adamu YOHANNA beat MAGOMYA Robert Ahundihine (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Richard Adamu YOHANNA 7 wins (R1–R7)MAGOMYA Robert Ahundihine 4 wins (R4–R7)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Richard Adamu YOHANNA	*	1	1	½
2MAGOMYA Robert Ahundihine	0	*	½	—
3Damian JOSHUA	0	½	*	1
4Yakubu Aranye DANJUMA	½	—	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	YOHANNA, Richard Adamu	1906	NGR	+41B	+10N	+2B	+17B	+5N	+3B	+8N	=4B	7.5	39.0	42.0	39.00	2375	+121.2
2	MAGOMYA Robert Ahundihine	2128	NGR	+42N	+30B	−1N	+14B	+29B	+11N	+5N	=3B	6.5	36.0	38.5	28.00	2057	-14.8
3	JOSHUA, Damian	1979	NGR	+21N	+31B	=7N	+4B	+12B	−1N	+16B	=2N	6.0	39.5	43.0	29.50	2047	+22.0
4	DANJUMA, Yakubu Aranye	1733	NGR	+39B	+49N	=16B	−3N	+23B	+12N	+6B	=1N	6.0	36.0	38.0	26.00	2007	+71.6
5	OTHMAN, Fuenshak	1940	NGR	+23B	+51N	+18B	+11N	−1B	+10N	−2B	=12N	5.5	37.5	37.5	21.00	1904	-4.6
6	WUDIRI, Solomon Simon	1878	NGR	−20N	=23B	+37N	+19B	+13N	+7B	−4N	+18B	5.5	34.0	37.5	25.00	1937	+10.8
7	SALIHU, Muhammad Mubarak	1852	NGR	+46B	+34N	=3B	−12N	+33B	−6N	+31B	+11N	5.5	32.0	34.0	20.50	1876	+5.6
8	ELUEKEZI, Chukwuwikeh Phoenix	1984	NGR	+40B	+47N	−11B	+42N	+18B	=16N	−1B	+29N	5.5	30.5	32.5	17.75	1824	-20.4
9	Rabiu Bashir	1836	NGR	=37N	+19B	+43B	=16N	−10B	=31N	+27B	+17N	5.5	29.5	32.0	21.25	2185	+36.0
10	SALIHU, Mohammed Sani	0	NGR	+13N	−1B	+35N	+30B	+9N	−5B	−17N	+24B	5.0	35.5	39.0	21.50	1832	0.0
11	DANJUMA, Nathaniel	1810	NGR	+52N	+25B	+8N	−5B	+17N	−2B	+24N	−7B	5.0	35.5	35.5	18.00	1934	+36.8
12	OSADEBE, Michael Ikechukwu	1999	NGR	=19N	+37B	+28N	+7B	−3N	−4B	+30N	=5B	5.0	35.0	38.5	21.50	1879	-16.0
13	MONDAY, MUSA Naomi	1708	NGR	−10B	+41N	+40B	=15N	−6B	=23N	+25N	+26B	5.0	30.5	33.5	18.50	1083	-10.8
14	OKPARA, Okechukwu Agbai	0	NGR	+36B	−29N	+24B	−2N	+32B	−18N	+28N	+30B	5.0	29.5	33.0	18.50	1796	0.0
15	SYLVESTER, Patience	0	NGR	+24B	−18N	+47B	=13B	=30N	−29N	+40B	+23N	5.0	27.5	29.5	17.25	1624	0.0
16	YAKUBU, Daniel Musa	1908	NGR	F	+20B	=4N	=9B	+31N	=8B	−3N	+19B	4.5	35.5	35.5	21.00	1797	-12.6
17	Othman, Mustapha	2074	NGR	+22B	+32N	+29B	−1N	−11B	=27N	+10B	−9B	4.5	35.0	38.5	18.50	1650	-43.0
18	ISHAYA, Rejoice Kira	1674	NGR	+50N	+15B	−5N	+26B	−8N	+14B	=29B	−6N	4.5	34.0	35.0	16.75	1585	-7.4
19	DAVID, Samuel	0	NGR	=12B	−9N	+38B	−6N	+46B	+33N	+36B	−16N	4.5	31.0	33.0	15.00	1793	0.0
20	ISHAYA, Moses	0	NGR	+6B	−16N	=33B	−23N	+43N	−32B	+42N	+35B	4.5	27.0	29.5	15.75	1794	0.0
21	EMMANUEL, Pleasant Raphael	0	NGR	−3B	−38N	+48B	−32N	=39B	+47N	+34B	+36N	4.5	25.5	27.5	12.75	1872	0.0
22	ANJIKWI, Msheliza Ali	0	NGR	−17N	−26B	+50N	+52B	=35N	−25B	+44N	+31B	4.5	23.0	23.0	8.75	1643	0.0
23	HABILA, Jehu Thomas	0	NGR	−5N	=6N	+?B	+20B	−4N	=13B	+32N	−15B	4.0	35.0	35.0	13.25	1624	0.0
24	JOHN, Ali Anko	1622	NGR	−15N	+50B	−14N	+40B	+44N	+26B	−11B	−10N	4.0	29.5	30.5	10.50	1009	-10.4
25	PAUL, Kelvin	0	NGR	+33B	−11N	+32B	−29N	=36B	+22N	−13B	=27N	4.0	29.0	32.5	15.25	1613	0.0
26	WASHIK-DALAHAM, Sarkinaan Isa	0	NGR	−32B	+22N	+51B	−18N	+42B	−24N	+33B	−13N	4.0	27.5	27.5	10.50	1487	0.0
27	FIDE 8532850	0	—	F	+48N	−34B	+39N	+38B	=17B	−9N	=25B	4.0	27.0	29.0	13.25	1763	0.0
28	DAVID, Peter	1770	NGR	+48B	=43N	−12B	−33N	=34B	+41N	−14B	+40N	4.0	25.5	27.5	11.00	1053	-32.0
29	OKEZIE-ONYEMA, Daniel Guzorochi	1819	NGR	F	+14B	−17N	+25B	−2N	+15B	=18N	−8B	3.5	35.0	37.5	16.25	1645	-32.0
30	NAMARWA, Mercy Iliya	1650	NGR	+45B	−2N	+39B	−10N	=15B	+34N	−12B	−14N	3.5	33.5	36.0	12.00	1225	-7.6
31	ABDULLAHI, Sani	0	NGR	+38B	−3N	+49B	+34N	−16B	=9B	−7N	−22N	3.5	33.0	35.0	11.75	1573	0.0
32	FIDE 8559503	0	—	+26N	−17B	−25N	+21B	−14N	+20N	−23B	=45B	3.5	30.5	33.0	14.25	1275	0.0
33	DANJUMA, Emmanuel	1710	NGR	−25N	+52B	=20N	+28B	−7N	−19B	−26N	+44B	3.5	29.0	29.0	8.75	1813	+11.6
34	UBANDOMA, Benedict Ritji	0	NGR	+35N	−7B	+27N	−31B	=28N	−30B	−21N	+46B	3.5	28.5	30.5	11.50	1631	0.0
35	REUBEN, Bernice Adima	1596	NGR	−34B	+46N	−10B	+41N	=22B	−36N	+38B	−20N	3.5	27.5	29.5	10.75	964	-11.2
36	SADIQ, Ibrahim	1759	NGR	−14N	+44B	−42N	+43B	=25N	+35B	−19N	−21B	3.5	26.5	29.0	10.50	2396	+11.2
37	KOLMI, Ishaya Samuel	0	NGR	=9B	−12N	−6B	−46N	+50B	+39N	−?B	+49N	3.5	24.5	24.5	9.25	1633	0.0
38	FIDE 8526320	0	—	−31N	+21B	−19N	+51B	−27N	=42B	−35N	+48B	3.5	24.5	24.5	7.75	796	0.0
39	FIDE 8559554	0	—	−4N	+?B	−30N	−27B	=21N	−37B	+51N	+42B	3.5	24.0	24.0	4.75	892	0.0
40	FIDE 8533083	0	—	−8N	+?B	−13N	−24N	+48B	+45B	−15N	−28B	3.0	28.0	28.0	4.50	972	0.0
41	FIDE 8522871	0	—	−1N	−13B	+?N	−35B	+51N	−28B	−43N	+50B	3.0	23.5	23.5	1.00	946	0.0
42	AMBORE, Jonathan Tiko	0	NGR	−2B	+45N	+36B	−8B	−26N	=38N	−20B	−39N	2.5	31.0	33.5	7.75	1834	0.0
43	UDOH, Gladstone Amos Jnr.	0	NGR	F	=28B	−9N	−36N	−20B	+46N	+41B	−?N	2.5	26.5	26.5	7.00	1517	0.0
44	KUDEHINBU, Oluwaponle	0	NGR	F	−36N	+45B	+47N	−24B	=?N	−22B	−33N	2.5	23.5	23.5	4.50	898	0.0
45	SULEIMAN, Yahaya Gambo	0	NGR	−30N	−42B	−44N	F	+47B	−40N	+?B	=32N	2.5	17.0	17.0	3.75	850	0.0
46	FIDE 8522936	0	—	−7N	−35B	F	+37B	−19N	−43B	+48N	−34N	2.0	25.0	25.0	5.50	925	0.0
47	FIDE 8532834	0	—	+?N	−8B	−15N	−44B	−45N	−21B	−49B	+52N	2.0	22.0	22.0	0.00	1185	0.0
48	FIDE 8559015	0	—	−28N	−27B	−21N	+?B	−40N	+51B	−46B	−38N	2.0	21.0	21.0	0.00	971	0.0
49	FIDE 8532869	0	—	+?N	−4B	−31N	F	F	F	+47N	−37B	2.0	15.0	15.0	2.00	934	0.0
50	FIDE 8551499	0	—	−18B	−24N	−22B	−?N	−37N	F	+52B	−41N	1.0	19.5	19.5	0.00	852	0.0
51	FIDE 8559066	0	—	F	−5B	−26N	−38N	−41B	−48N	−39B	−?N	0.0	21.5	21.5	0.00	1140	0.0
52	FIDE 8559040	0	—	−11B	−33N	F	−22N	−?B	−?N	−50N	−47B	0.0	16.0	16.0	0.00	958	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1YOHANNA, Richard AdamuNGR
+121.2
7.5 pts · #1
2DANJUMA, Yakubu AranyeNGR
+71.6
6.0 pts · #9
3DANJUMA, NathanielNGR
+36.8
5.0 pts · #7

Top rating losers

1Othman, MustaphaNGR
-43.0
4.5 pts · #26
2OKEZIE-ONYEMA, Daniel GuzorochiNGR
-32.0
3.5 pts · #27
3DAVID, PeterNGR
-32.0
4.0 pts · #42

Biggest upsets

R6+266 Elo gap
DANJUMA, Yakubu Aranye1733 beat OSADEBE, Michael Ikechukwu1999
R5+264 Elo gap
DANJUMA, Nathaniel1810 beat Othman, Mustapha2074
R8+238 Elo gap
Rabiu Bashir1836 beat Othman, Mustapha2074