NIGERIA NATIONAL YOUTH TEAMS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP (BOYS) 2025

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80 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 05 Oct 2025 to 09 Oct 2025 in Asaba, Delta State., Nigeria. Top 10 Elo average was 1859, and top seed was Odey Goodness EKUNKE (🇳🇬 NGR, 2185).

Odey Goodness EKUNKE (🇳🇬 NGR, 2185) won with 9.0/9, ahead of Victor Chibuikem NWANKWO (8.5) and Forty Salem AGMADA (8.0). EKUNKE broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Sulogura Jesse BAMAIYI (1553) beat Divine Ebikewenimo EBIAKPO (1836), a +283-point gap.

Location

🇳🇬Asaba, Delta State., Nigeria

Dates

05 Oct 2025 → 09 Oct 2025

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇳🇬Odey Goodness EKUNKE2185

Avg top 10

1,859

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇳🇬Nigeria×42

Top 3

🥇
Odey Goodness EKUNKE
🇳🇬NGR·2185
9.0pts·2585perf+9.6
🥈
Victor Chibuikem NWANKWO
🇳🇬NGR·1977
8.5pts·2075perf+11.2
🥉
Forty Salem AGMADA
🇳🇬NGR
8.0pts·1786perf0.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Odey Goodness EKUNKE led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 6 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.

Co-leaders

EKUNKE9NWANKWO8.5AGMADA8TYOWASE8NWACHUKWU7.5AGUSIONU7.5— ex-leaders:EKUNKEled R9, #8

R9–R9 · LEAD HELD

Odey Goodness EKUNKE held the sole lead from R9 through R9 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Odey Goodness EKUNKE 9 wins (R1–R9)Victor Chibuikem NWANKWO 8 wins (R1–R8)Forty Salem AGMADA 4+4 wins (R1–R4, R6–R9)

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	EKUNKE, Odey Goodness	2185	NGR	+54N	+29B	+59N	+34B	+21N	+17N	+79B	+27B	+14N	9.0	42.5	42.5	42.50	2585	+9.6
2	NWANKWO, Victor Chibuikem	1977	NGR	+20N	+66B	+24N	+67B	+47N	+8B	+44N	+73N	=11B	8.5	40.0	41.5	38.00	2075	+11.2
3	AGMADA, Forty Salem	0	NGR	+?N	+15B	+28N	+36B	−10B	+53N	+39B	+32N	+70N	8.0	40.0	40.0	33.00	1786	0.0
4	TYOWASE, Toryila Promise	1771	NGR	+58B	−5N	+38B	+71N	+65B	+68N	+76N	+45B	+46N	8.0	32.0	33.0	25.50	973	-20.0
5	NWACHUKWU, John	1788	NGR	+22N	+4B	+65N	+35B	+52N	+16B	=57N	+50N	−9B	7.5	44.0	46.5	37.75	1953	+48.8
6	AGUSIONU, Chimaobi Kevin	1644	NGR	+77B	=10N	+39N	+56B	=26N	=32B	+63N	+74B	+15N	7.5	37.0	38.0	29.25	1823	+41.2
7	FIDE 8548030	0	—	+?N	=9N	+50B	+76B	+38N	+40B	−23N	+35B	+58N	7.5	36.5	36.5	27.00	1533	0.0
8	ADEKANYE, Adejuwon Arif	1761	NGR	+43B	+37N	+11B	+44N	+20B	−2N	=51N	=12B	+73B	7.0	47.0	48.5	34.50	1941	+34.8
9	OKWUOSA, Chukwunonso Emmanuel	1886	NGR	+46N	=7B	−16N	+50N	+33B	+65N	+22B	=57N	+5N	7.0	44.5	47.0	35.00	1926	+7.6
10	BAYEFA, Oyeinkeperemo	1828	NGR	+69N	=6B	+26N	−15B	+3N	=28N	+74B	+56B	+32N	7.0	44.0	45.5	32.50	1760	-17.6
11	EVBUOMWAN, Henry Oghogho	1793	NGR	+80N	+60B	−8N	+73N	+51B	+24N	+20B	=44N	=2N	7.0	41.0	41.0	27.50	1861	+8.0
12	DAVID, Peter	1769	NGR	+30B	+31N	=44B	+60N	+73B	+47N	+66B	=8N	−20B	7.0	39.0	40.5	28.75	1605	-16.8
13	ABIODUN, Basit Akano	0	NGR	+?N	−26B	+?N	−18B	+70N	+63B	+75N	+41B	+?N	7.0	23.5	23.5	11.50	857	0.0
14	OLAPADE, Oluwanifemi Iyiola	0	NGR	+55N	−25B	+48N	=17B	+27N	+29N	+34B	+21B	−1B	6.5	48.0	52.0	33.75	1906	+20.0
15	EMILOLA, Adekunle Austin	1689	NGR	+41B	−3N	=56B	+10N	+28B	+74N	+32N	+26B	−6B	6.5	47.0	48.5	31.25	1956	+67.6
16	TAIWO, Daniel Olamide	1735	NGR	+64B	+23N	+9B	+57N	−22B	−5N	=33N	+76B	+50B	6.5	42.0	43.0	27.00	1802	-16.4
17	EZE, Gasper	0	NGR	+79B	+?N	+21B	=14N	+34N	−1B	−27N	+42B	+59N	6.5	40.5	40.5	22.75	1690	0.0
18	FIDE 8532869	0	—	+75B	+74N	=63B	+13N	−36B	+77N	−26N	+53B	+49N	6.5	32.0	33.0	21.00	857	0.0
19	FIDE 8528659	0	—	+66N	−20B	+?N	=?B	−?N	+80B	+31B	+?N	+60B	6.5	17.5	17.5	11.50	1020	0.0
20	BADRU, Ariyo Yusrullah	0	NGR	−2B	+19N	+37B	+51N	−8N	+44B	−11N	+80B	+12N	6.0	49.5	49.5	27.00	1642	-37.2
21	AGBARA, Peter Goodluck	0	NGR	+?N	+34B	−17N	+25B	−1B	+55N	+61B	−14N	+48N	6.0	45.0	45.0	23.00	1132	0.0
22	SAMBO, Samson Oluwapelumi	0	NGR	−5B	+58N	+23B	=33N	+16N	=57B	−9N	+46B	+76N	6.0	43.5	44.5	25.75	1782	+41.6
23	BAMAIYI, Sulogura Jesse	1553	NGR	+40N	−16B	−22N	=65B	+57B	+45N	+7B	=33N	+35N	6.0	43.0	45.5	29.25	1691	+24.4
24	FIDE 8576963	0	—	+67B	+51N	−2B	=37N	+66N	−11B	+80N	=30B	+?N	6.0	35.0	35.0	14.25	1098	0.0
25	FIDE 8549915	0	—	+48B	+14N	+79B	−21N	+78N	−27B	−42N	+62B	+?N	6.0	32.0	32.0	15.50	1706	0.0
26	DANJUMA, David	1657	NGR	=63B	+13N	−10B	+39N	=6B	+69N	+18B	−15N	=28B	5.5	48.0	50.5	29.00	1525	-26.8
27	OLA, Elijah Praise	1675	NGR	+42N	+61B	−34N	=29N	−14B	+25N	+17B	−1N	+79N	5.5	47.0	47.0	23.75	1106	-26.4
28	OLAYODE, Goriola	0	NGR	+74B	+75N	−3B	=32N	−15N	=10B	+56N	+49B	=26N	5.5	41.5	43.0	19.75	1641	-19.6
29	ADU, Samuel Aakinwonuola	0	NGR	+?B	−1N	+61N	=27B	+59N	−14B	+62N	+79B	−34N	5.5	36.5	36.5	13.25	1690	0.0
30	FIDE 8531196	0	—	−12N	+?B	+66N	−47B	−60B	+31N	+73B	=24N	+?B	5.5	30.5	30.5	12.50	969	0.0
31	FIDE 8540985	0	—	+?N	−12B	+?N	=66B	+67N	−30B	−19N	+43B	+?N	5.5	29.0	29.0	8.75	969	0.0
32	JONAH, Anyebe Paul	1740	NGR	+53N	+36B	+70N	=28B	+56N	=6N	−15B	−3B	−10B	5.0	47.0	49.0	21.00	1525	-44.8
33	IBEKWE, Daniel Udodiri	0	NGR	=45N	+65B	−35N	=22B	−9N	+50N	=16B	=23B	+57B	5.0	42.5	45.0	21.50	1760	+0.4
34	ADEYEMI, Adesire Moses	0	NGR	+?B	−21N	+27B	−1N	−17B	+79N	−14N	+59B	+29B	5.0	42.5	42.5	14.50	1777	0.0
35	ABDUSALAM, Aminullah	0	NGR	+65N	F	+33B	−5N	+71B	+?N	+52B	−7N	−23B	5.0	39.0	39.0	13.50	1570	0.0
36	FIDE 8576971	0	—	+70B	−32N	+74B	−3N	+18N	−56B	−49N	+63B	+?N	5.0	34.0	34.0	13.00	940	0.0
37	FIDE 8575398	0	—	+?N	−8B	−20N	=24B	=44B	+?N	+60B	−51N	+67N	5.0	33.5	33.5	11.25	998	0.0
38	FIDE 8571554	0	—	+76N	+?B	−4N	+52B	−7B	+71N	−50B	−65N	+68B	5.0	31.5	31.5	9.50	971	0.0
39	FIDE 8576130	0	—	+?N	+56N	−6B	−26B	+63N	−?B	−3N	+70B	+75N	5.0	31.0	31.0	10.00	843	0.0
40	FIDE 8532176	0	—	−23B	+64N	+71B	+58N	+?B	−7N	+45B	F	−65B	5.0	29.0	29.0	13.00	750	0.0
41	SULEIMAN, Yahaya Gambo	0	NGR	−15N	=?B	−53N	+?B	=49B	+?N	+77B	−13N	+69B	5.0	25.5	25.5	5.75	888	0.0
42	FIDE 8534420	0	—	−27B	−54B	−?N	+?B	+?N	+?N	+25B	−17N	+78B	5.0	23.0	23.0	7.00	933	0.0
43	EMMANUEL, Pleasant Raphael	0	NGR	−8N	+?B	−?N	+?B	+80B	−?N	+?B	−31N	+47B	5.0	17.0	17.0	4.50	976	0.0
44	WOKO, Ayibamiedei Daniel	0	NGR	+47N	+73B	=12N	−8B	=37N	−20N	−2B	=11B	+51N	4.5	49.0	50.5	19.50	1592	0.0
45	ABDULLAHI, Muhammed	0	NGR	=33B	F	+64B	+68N	+58B	−23B	−40N	−4N	+?B	4.5	38.0	38.0	11.50	1421	0.0
46	FIDE 8534411	0	—	−9B	−52B	+?N	+?B	+64N	=58N	+65B	−22N	−4B	4.5	34.0	34.0	7.25	972	0.0
47	FIDE 8547947	0	—	−44B	+80N	+?B	+30N	−2B	−12B	=67N	+?B	−43N	4.5	33.0	33.0	6.75	1078	0.0
48	FIDE 8534047	0	—	−25N	F	−14B	+79N	+72B	=?N	+54B	+61N	−21B	4.5	32.0	32.0	9.50	879	0.0
49	FIDE 8534454	0	—	−56B	+69B	+?N	−?B	=41N	+75N	+36B	−28N	−18B	4.5	29.5	29.5	11.50	926	0.0
50	MARTINS, Gideon	0	NGR	+68B	+57N	−7N	−9B	+76N	−33B	+38N	−5B	−16N	4.0	44.5	45.5	12.00	1588	0.0
51	UDOCHUKWU, Okechukwu Joel	0	NGR	=?N	−24B	+67N	−20B	−11N	+73N	=8B	+37B	−44B	4.0	39.5	39.5	12.50	1529	0.0
52	FIDE 8577145	0	—	−57B	+46N	+68B	−38N	−5B	+76B	−35N	+?B	−64N	4.0	32.0	32.0	8.00	1006	0.0
53	FIDE 8577366	0	—	−32B	F	+41B	+77N	+75B	−3B	+?N	−18N	−?B	4.0	29.0	29.0	7.50	940	0.0
54	UWAOMA, Sinachi Benedict	0	NGR	−1B	+42N	−?B	+62N	+79B	=59B	−48N	−?B	=?N	4.0	25.5	25.5	10.25	1656	0.0
55	FIDE 8549397	0	—	−14B	F	+?B	−?N	+?B	−21B	−?N	+78N	+?B	4.0	18.0	18.0	1.00	879	0.0
56	WILLIAMS Chukwuemeka Daniel	0	NGR	+49N	−39B	=15N	−6N	−32B	+36N	−28B	−10N	+74N	3.5	46.0	47.5	14.25	1356	0.0
57	EBIAKPO, Divine Ebikewenimo	1836	NGR	+52N	−50B	+76N	−16B	−23N	=22N	=5B	=9B	−33N	3.5	46.0	47.0	15.25	1556	-86.4
58	FIDE 8547831	0	—	−4N	−22B	+?N	−40B	−45N	=46B	+71B	+68N	−7B	3.5	40.0	40.0	6.75	908	0.0
59	WASHIK-DALAHAM, Sarkinaan Isa	1510	NGR	+62B	+72N	−1B	−61N	−29B	=54N	+78B	−34N	−17B	3.5	39.0	40.0	8.50	1112	-3.2
60	FIDE 8547998	0	—	+?N	−11N	=73B	−12B	+30N	+?B	−37N	−67B	−19N	3.5	35.0	35.0	6.25	989	0.0
61	FIDE 8576408	0	—	+?N	−27N	−29B	+59B	−62N	=?B	−21N	−48B	+?N	3.5	28.5	28.5	3.50	1623	0.0
62	FIDE 8577226	0	—	−59N	=?B	+78N	−54B	+61B	+72N	−29B	−25N	−?B	3.5	25.5	25.5	6.50	712	0.0
63	FIDE 8577200	0	—	=26N	−?B	=18N	+69B	−39B	−13N	−6B	−36N	+77B	3.0	40.0	40.0	9.50	1450	0.0
64	FIDE 8534110	0	—	−16N	−40B	−45N	+?B	−46B	−?N	−68B	+71N	+52B	3.0	29.0	29.0	6.00	1066	0.0
65	ONYENWEAKU, Richard Chinonso	0	NGR	−35B	−33N	−5B	=23N	−4N	−9B	−46N	+38B	+40N	2.5	48.5	53.0	13.00	1385	0.0
66	MUHAMMED, Mubarak Onimisi	0	NGR	−19B	−2N	−30B	=31N	−24B	+?N	−12N	−?B	+80N	2.5	39.0	39.0	2.75	1078	0.0
67	DADA, John Akorede	0	NGR	−24N	F	−51B	−2N	−31B	+?N	=47B	+60N	−37B	2.5	37.0	37.0	5.75	1187	0.0
68	BULUS, David Jonathan	0	NGR	−50N	+?B	−52N	−45B	=?N	−4B	+64N	−58B	−38N	2.5	32.0	32.0	3.00	971	0.0
69	FIDE 8551456	0	—	−10B	−49N	+77B	−63N	−74B	−26B	=70N	+?B	−41N	2.5	29.5	29.5	2.00	943	0.0
70	FIDE 8548986	0	—	−36N	F	−32B	=74N	−13B	+?N	=69B	−39N	−3B	2.0	38.0	38.0	2.00	940	0.0
71	FIDE 8544573	0	—	+?N	−76B	−40N	−4B	−35N	−38B	−58N	−64B	+?N	2.0	30.5	30.5	0.00	971	0.0
72	FIDE 8534209	0	—	−?N	−59B	+?N	+78B	−48N	−62B	−?N	−?B	−?N	2.0	12.5	12.5	1.00	712	0.0
73	FIDE 8577218	0	—	+?B	−44N	=60N	−11B	−12N	−51B	−30N	−2B	−8N	1.5	47.0	47.0	1.75	1035	0.0
74	FIDE 8577196	0	—	−28N	−18B	−36N	=70B	+69N	−15B	−10N	−6N	−56B	1.5	44.0	46.0	3.50	918	0.0
75	FIDE 8549044	0	—	−18N	−28B	−?N	=?B	−53N	−49B	−13B	+77N	−39B	1.5	33.5	33.5	1.00	926	0.0
76	FIDE 8531390	0	—	−38B	+71N	−57B	−7N	−50B	−52N	−4B	−16N	−22B	1.0	44.5	46.5	2.00	980	0.0
77	FIDE 8576009	0	—	−6N	+?B	−69N	−53B	−?N	−18B	−41N	−75B	−63N	1.0	30.0	30.0	0.00	828	0.0
78	FIDE 8559074	0	—	−?B	+79N	−62B	−72N	−25B	−?N	−59N	−55B	−42N	1.0	24.0	24.0	0.00	712	0.0
79	FIDE 8535787	0	—	−17N	−78B	−25N	−48B	−54N	−34B	−1N	−29N	−27B	0.0	46.0	47.0	0.00	1159	0.0
80	FIDE 8577161	0	—	−11B	−47B	−?N	−?B	−43N	−19N	−24B	−20N	−66B	0.0	37.5	37.5	0.00	1015	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1EMILOLA, Adekunle AustinNGR
+67.6
6.5 pts · #1
2NWACHUKWU, JohnNGR
+48.8
7.5 pts · #4
3SAMBO, Samson OluwapelumiNGR
+41.6
6.0 pts · #6

Top rating losers

1EBIAKPO, Divine EbikewenimoNGR
-86.4
3.5 pts · #15
2JONAH, Anyebe PaulNGR
-44.8
5.0 pts · #24
3BADRU, Ariyo YusrullahNGR
-37.2
6.0 pts · #27

Biggest upsets

R5+283 Elo gap
BAMAIYI, Sulogura Jesse1553 beat EBIAKPO, Divine Ebikewenimo1836
R3+151 Elo gap
TAIWO, Daniel Olamide1735 beat OKWUOSA, Chukwunonso Emmanuel1886
R4+139 Elo gap
EMILOLA, Adekunle Austin1689 beat BAYEFA, Oyeinkeperemo1828