NIGERIA NATIONAL YOUTH TEAMS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP (GIRLS) 2025
70 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 1695, and top seed was Michelle Chiamaka NWANKWO (🇳🇬 NGR, WFM, 2010).
Sandra Osarugue OMORUYI (🇳🇬 NGR, 1779) won with 9.0/9, ahead of Ebisinde Treasure EBIAKPO (9.0) and Ngodoo Peace TYOWASE (8.5). OMORUYI shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Peculiar Oluwateniola EDWARD (1524) beat Opeyemi SHALOM (1707), a +183-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R9; 2 players tied at 9.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 6 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
2 players finish on 9.0/9. OMORUYI takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (39.5).
Sandra Osarugue OMORUYI 9 wins (R1–R9)Ebisinde Treasure EBIAKPO 9 wins (R1–R9)Ngodoo Peace TYOWASE 7 wins (R3–R9)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OMORUYI, Sandra Osarugue | 1779 | NGR | +27N | +62B | +41B | +40N | +11B | +20N | +16B | +59N | +17B | 9.0 | 39.5 | 41.0 | 41.00 | 2502 | +47.2 |
| 2 | EBIAKPO, Ebisinde Treasure | 1743 | NGR | +63N | +6B | +51N | +47B | +30B | +10N | +31B | +26N | +35B | 9.0 | 39.5 | 41.0 | 41.00 | 2349 | +20.4 |
| 3 | TYOWASE, Ngodoo Peace | 0 | NGR | +?B | =7B | +59N | +65B | +43N | +?N | +53B | +?N | +67B | 8.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 14.75 | 1609 | 0.0 |
| 4 | EDWARD, Peculiar Oluwateniola | 1524 | NGR | −5N | +50B | +42B | +14N | +46B | +60N | +21B | +29N | +22B | 8.0 | 40.0 | 42.0 | 34.50 | 2505 | +58.8 |
| 5 | EDIM, David Comfort | 0 | NGR | +4B | =14N | +22B | +29N | −21B | +12N | +46B | +55B | +58N | 7.5 | 43.0 | 45.0 | 36.25 | 1645 | 0.0 |
| 6 | AGUSIONU, Adaeze Zita | 1624 | NGR | +28B | −2N | +26B | +30N | +57B | =47B | +51N | +31N | +10B | 7.5 | 41.5 | 44.0 | 33.25 | 1609 | -1.6 |
| 7 | REUBEN, Bernice Adima | 1609 | NGR | +23B | =3N | −20N | +62B | +27N | +43B | +59N | +40B | +53B | 7.5 | 37.5 | 39.0 | 29.25 | 1677 | +7.2 |
| 8 | FIDE 8535302 | 0 | — | +18N | +61N | =9B | −22N | +50B | +33B | +32N | +?B | +42N | 7.5 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 27.25 | 1646 | 0.0 |
| 9 | ONORIODE, Anna | 1647 | NGR | +55B | +64N | =8N | −12B | +32N | +58B | +61N | +46N | +21B | 7.5 | 34.0 | 35.0 | 24.25 | 2469 | +45.6 |
| 10 | JEMINIWA, Oyinkansola Bernice | 0 | NGR | +35B | +47N | +?B | +26N | +24N | −2B | +49N | +30B | −6N | 7.0 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 26.50 | 884 | 0.0 |
| 11 | PATRICK, Floresaint | 1756 | NGR | −16B | +43N | +67N | +17B | −1N | +27B | +40N | +20B | +65N | 7.0 | 40.5 | 41.5 | 26.50 | 1836 | +13.2 |
| 12 | OYEWALE, Blessing Oluwapelumi | 0 | NGR | +61B | +18B | +?N | +9N | +29B | −5B | +58N | −14N | +64B | 7.0 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 22.50 | 1662 | 0.0 |
| 13 | ATIE, Ebikonboere Great | 0 | NGR | +56B | +?N | +19B | −36N | −15N | +44B | +52N | +37B | +?N | 7.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 20.00 | 1546 | 0.0 |
| 14 | SHALOM, Opeyemi | 1707 | NGR | +33N | =5B | −21N | −4B | +58B | +22N | +29N | +12B | +46B | 6.5 | 46.0 | 48.0 | 30.75 | 814 | -50.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 8577153 | 0 | — | +52B | −19N | =34B | +?N | +13B | +66N | +36B | +44B | −?N | 6.5 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 21.75 | 1546 | 0.0 |
| 16 | BASSEY, Ekanem Godspower | 0 | NGR | +11N | −17B | +65N | +20B | −40N | +23B | −1N | +62N | +41B | 6.0 | 42.5 | 43.5 | 24.50 | 1722 | 0.0 |
| 17 | OLORUNPOMI, Deborah Peace | 0 | NGR | +?B | +16N | +40B | −11N | +41N | +65B | −20B | +23N | −1N | 6.0 | 42.0 | 42.0 | 20.50 | 1529 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 8576173 | 0 | — | −8B | −12N | +64B | −60N | +?N | +32B | +48B | +58N | +33N | 6.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 15.50 | 1654 | 0.0 |
| 19 | EZEKIEL, Emmanuella Haraichi | 0 | NGR | +68N | +15B | −13N | +52B | −?B | +34N | =?N | +66B | =36B | 6.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 18.25 | 1526 | 0.0 |
| 20 | AYENI, Fareedah Oyinlomo | 1697 | NGR | +43B | +40N | +7B | −16N | =23B | −1B | +17N | −11N | +62B | 5.5 | 49.0 | 50.5 | 25.75 | 1699 | +0.4 |
| 21 | BAYEFA, Mienbi Miracle | 1703 | NGR | +48B | −29N | +14B | =46N | +5N | +55B | −4N | +61B | −9N | 5.5 | 43.5 | 45.0 | 23.25 | 1491 | -33.6 |
| 22 | FIDE 8577501 | 0 | — | +58N | +?B | −5N | +8B | =55N | −14B | +42B | +50N | −4N | 5.5 | 41.0 | 41.0 | 17.75 | 816 | 0.0 |
| 23 | DARAMOLA Amanda Mofeoluwa | 0 | NGR | −7N | +?N | +?B | +59B | =20N | −16N | +41B | −17B | +?N | 5.5 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 8.75 | 1461 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 8550174 | 0 | — | +?B | +?N | −30B | +?N | −10B | =51N | +70N | +28B | −31B | 5.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 7.50 | 674 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 8534640 | 0 | — | =39N | =?B | −?N | =56B | +68B | −?N | +38N | +?B | +66N | 5.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 10.00 | 1211 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 8547602 | 0 | — | +57B | +?N | −6N | −10B | −49N | +28B | +35N | −2B | +?B | 5.0 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 12.00 | 884 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 8553750 | 0 | — | −1B | −41N | +?B | +?N | −7B | −11N | +62B | +?B | +54N | 5.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 4.50 | 914 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 8549230 | 0 | — | −6N | =31B | +63N | +70B | +?B | −26N | +?B | −24N | =?B | 5.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 4.75 | 1356 | 0.0 |
| 29 | EVBUOMWAN, Victoria Esohe | 0 | NGR | +50N | +21B | =61N | −5B | −12N | +46N | −14B | −4B | +55N | 4.5 | 43.5 | 45.0 | 15.25 | 1520 | 0.0 |
| 30 | UDOH, Micah Johnson | 0 | NGR | =31N | +51B | +24N | −6B | −2N | +57B | +47N | −10N | −?B | 4.5 | 42.5 | 42.5 | 16.75 | 1341 | 0.0 |
| 31 | OLOGUN, Mercy Oshunkunukoy | 1474 | NGR | =30B | =28N | +70N | =51B | −47N | +49B | −2N | −6B | +24N | 4.5 | 41.5 | 42.5 | 16.25 | 884 | -18.8 |
| 32 | DAFIEWHAREN, Divine | 1634 | NGR | +64B | +42N | +55B | −58N | −9B | −18N | −8B | +48N | =61B | 4.5 | 34.5 | 35.5 | 11.75 | 817 | -20.8 |
| 33 | FIDE 8534438 | 0 | — | −14B | =48N | +60B | +?B | +64N | −8N | +50B | −42N | −18B | 4.5 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 7.75 | 907 | 0.0 |
| 34 | FIDE 8547785 | 0 | — | −?N | +38B | =15N | +69B | +44N | −19B | −?B | +45N | −52N | 4.5 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 16.75 | 1211 | 0.0 |
| 35 | FIDE 8579466 | 0 | — | −10N | +?B | +?B | −57N | =?B | +?N | −26B | +47B | −2N | 4.5 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 3.50 | 943 | 0.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 8554870 | 0 | — | −?B | −44N | −?N | +13B | +52N | +?B | −15N | +?B | =19N | 4.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 13.00 | 1546 | 0.0 |
| 37 | ADARJU, Ijai | 0 | NGR | +66N | +69B | =?B | +44N | −?B | +45N | −?B | −13N | −39N | 4.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 10.00 | 1526 | 0.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 8576629 | 0 | — | −?B | −34N | +66B | +68N | =?B | +56N | −25B | +69N | −45B | 4.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 5.50 | 1211 | 0.0 |
| 39 | FIDE 8556385 | 0 | — | =25B | −?N | −44B | −?N | −?B | +?N | +69B | +56N | +37B | 4.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 10.75 | 1211 | 0.0 |
| 40 | EBIAKPO, Ebitari Cherish | 1655 | NGR | +54N | −20B | −17N | −1B | +16B | +62N | −11B | −7N | +59B | 4.0 | 46.0 | 47.5 | 12.50 | 910 | -68.0 |
| 41 | FIDE 8537895 | 0 | — | +65N | +27B | −1N | +53N | −17B | −59B | −23N | +?N | −16N | 4.0 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 9.00 | 980 | 0.0 |
| 42 | FIDE 8535159 | 0 | — | +?N | −32B | −4N | −50B | +48N | +64B | −22N | +33B | −8B | 4.0 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 9.00 | 779 | 0.0 |
| 43 | FIDE 8549206 | 0 | — | −20N | −11B | +54N | +67B | −3B | −7N | +?B | +65N | −?B | 4.0 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 5.00 | 887 | 0.0 |
| 44 | FIDE 8532010 | 0 | — | +?N | +36B | +39N | −37B | −34B | −13N | +?B | −15N | −?B | 4.0 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 9.00 | 726 | 0.0 |
| 45 | FIDE 8549192 | 0 | — | −?B | −52N | +56B | −?N | +69N | −37B | +68N | −34B | +38N | 4.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 9.00 | 969 | 0.0 |
| 46 | OGHOJAFOR, Mary-Christine Ogheneghare | 0 | NGR | +60B | +55N | +58N | =21B | −4N | −29B | −5N | −9B | −14N | 3.5 | 44.0 | 46.0 | 9.25 | 1316 | 0.0 |
| 47 | ONI ELIZABETH OOREOLUWA | 0 | NGR | =49N | −10B | +?B | −2N | +31B | =6N | −30B | −35N | =51B | 3.5 | 43.5 | 43.5 | 11.50 | 1614 | 0.0 |
| 48 | FIDE 8547963 | 0 | — | −21N | =33B | −50N | +64N | −42B | +?B | −18N | −32B | +60N | 3.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 5.25 | 869 | 0.0 |
| 49 | FIDE 8534497 | 0 | — | =47B | −?N | +?B | −?N | +26B | −31N | −10B | −?B | +63N | 3.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 8.25 | 674 | 0.0 |
| 50 | FIDE 8577544 | 0 | — | −29B | −4N | +48B | +42N | −8N | =61B | −33N | −22B | =?N | 3.0 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 8.25 | 724 | 0.0 |
| 51 | OLA, Eniola | 0 | NGR | +?B | −30N | −2B | =31N | −?N | =24B | −6B | =57N | =47N | 3.0 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 8.00 | 1341 | 0.0 |
| 52 | JIMOH, Aanuoluwapo Abimbola | 0 | NGR | −15N | +45B | −?B | −19N | −36B | −?N | −13B | +?N | +34B | 3.0 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 8.50 | 1769 | 0.0 |
| 53 | FIDE 8547769 | 0 | — | −?N | −67B | +62N | −41B | +59N | −?B | −3N | +54B | −7N | 3.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 6.50 | 809 | 0.0 |
| 54 | FIDE 8547149 | 0 | — | −40B | −?N | −43B | −?B | +67N | +?N | +?B | −53N | −27B | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 1.00 | 855 | 0.0 |
| 55 | FIDE 8523584 | 0 | — | −9N | −46B | −32N | +61B | =22B | −21N | +60B | −5N | −29B | 2.5 | 40.5 | 42.0 | 6.25 | 851 | 0.0 |
| 56 | FIDE 8577129 | 0 | — | −13N | +68B | −45N | =25N | −?B | −38B | +?N | −39B | −?N | 2.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 3.75 | 1211 | 0.0 |
| 57 | FIDE 8527997 | 0 | — | −26N | −?N | +?B | +35B | −6N | −30N | −?B | =51B | −?N | 2.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 6.00 | 824 | 0.0 |
| 58 | OGUNBAYO, Oluwadamisire Theresa | 0 | NGR | −22B | +60N | −46B | +32B | −14N | −9N | −12B | −18B | −5B | 2.0 | 48.0 | 50.0 | 6.50 | 1528 | 0.0 |
| 59 | FIDE 8579474 | 0 | — | =62N | =?B | −3B | −23N | −53B | +41N | −7B | −1B | −40N | 2.0 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 4.75 | 881 | 0.0 |
| 60 | FIDE 8536600 | 0 | — | −46N | −58B | −33N | +18B | +61N | −4B | −55N | −64N | −48B | 2.0 | 31.5 | 32.5 | 7.50 | 724 | 0.0 |
| 61 | IBRAHIM, Eden-Anastisa Reuben | 0 | NGR | −12N | −8B | =29B | −55N | −60B | =50N | −9B | −21N | =32N | 1.5 | 42.0 | 44.0 | 6.00 | 1378 | 0.0 |
| 62 | FIDE 8579458 | 0 | — | =59B | −1N | −53B | −7N | +65N | −40B | −27N | −16B | −20N | 1.5 | 42.0 | 43.0 | 2.00 | 886 | 0.0 |
| 63 | FIDE 8577137 | 0 | — | −2B | −?N | −28B | =?B | −70N | +?N | −?B | −?N | −49B | 1.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 0.00 | 943 | 0.0 |
| 64 | FIDE 8523401 | 0 | — | −32N | −9B | −18N | −48B | −33B | −42N | −?N | +60B | −12N | 1.0 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 2.00 | 826 | 0.0 |
| 65 | FIDE 8577510 | 0 | — | −41B | −?N | −16B | −3N | −62B | −17N | +67N | −43B | −11B | 1.0 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 1.00 | 953 | 0.0 |
| 66 | FIDE 8528020 | 0 | — | −37B | +?B | −38N | −?N | −?B | −15B | −?N | −19N | −25B | 1.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 0.00 | 726 | 0.0 |
| 67 | FIDE 8535167 | 0 | — | −?B | +53N | −11B | −43N | −54B | −?N | −65B | −?N | −3N | 1.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 3.00 | 953 | 0.0 |
| 68 | FIDE 8549125 | 0 | — | −19B | −56N | −?B | −38B | −25N | +69N | −45B | −?N | −?B | 1.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 1.00 | 1211 | 0.0 |
| 69 | FIDE 8577552 | 0 | — | +?N | −37N | −?B | −34N | −45B | −68B | −39N | −38B | −?N | 1.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 0.00 | 1211 | 0.0 |
| 70 | FIDE 8535175 | 0 | — | −?B | −?N | −31B | −28N | +63B | −?N | −24B | −?N | −?N | 1.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 1.50 | 674 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1EDWARD, Peculiar OluwateniolaNGR+58.88.0 pts · #4
- 2OMORUYI, Sandra OsarugueNGR+47.29.0 pts · #1
- 3ONORIODE, AnnaNGR+45.67.5 pts · #3
- 1EBIAKPO, Ebitari CherishNGR-68.04.0 pts · #47
- 2SHALOM, OpeyemiNGR-50.06.5 pts · #69
- 3BAYEFA, Mienbi MiracleNGR-33.65.5 pts · #11
- R4+183 Elo gap
- R7+179 Elo gap