NIGERIA UNIVERSITIES MEN TEAMS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP

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43 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 07 Dec 2025 to 11 Dec 2025 in Jos, PLATEAU STATE., Nigeria. Top 10 Elo average was 1996, and top seed was Effort Osawaru AIGBEKAEN (🇳🇬 NGR, 2081).

Tyover Collins TYOWASE (🇳🇬 NGR, 2065) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Blessing Bayo AKPORHERHE (6.5). TYOWASE shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Blessing Bayo AKPORHERHE (1965) beat Effort Osawaru AIGBEKAEN (2081), a +116-point gap.

Location

🇳🇬Jos, PLATEAU STATE., Nigeria

Dates

07 Dec 2025 → 11 Dec 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇳🇬Effort Osawaru AIGBEKAEN2081

Avg top 10

1,996

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇳🇬Nigeria×22

Top 3

🥇
Tyover Collins TYOWASE
🇳🇬NGR·2065
6.5pts·2191perf+12.4
🥈
Blessing Bayo AKPORHERHE
🇳🇬NGR·1965
6.5pts·2318perf+32.0
🥉
FIDE 8580103
—
6.5pts·1973perf0.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 3 players tied at 6.5/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.

Co-leaders

AKPORHERHE6.5TYOWASE6.56.5OSAGBEUWUNE5.5AIGBEKAEN5Festus5

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 6.5/7. TYOWASE takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (18.0).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Blessing Bayo AKPORHERHE 5 wins (R3–R7)Tyover Collins TYOWASE 6 wins (R1–R6)FIDE 8580103 6 wins (R2–R7)

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	TYOWASE, Tyover Collins	2065	NGR	+25B	+30N	+8B	+31N	+32B	+37N	=10B	6.5	18.0	19.0	16.75	2191	+12.4
2	AKPORHERHE, Blessing Bayo	1965	NGR	+41N	=13N	+27B	+5B	+7N	+36N	+40B	6.5	17.5	18.0	16.00	2318	+32.0
3	FIDE 8580103	0	—	=14N	+29B	+28N	+39B	+30B	+27B	+36B	6.5	14.5	15.5	13.50	1973	0.0
4	AGHOSA OSAGBEUWUNE	0	NGR	+42N	+35B	−23N	+17B	+?N	=9B	+24N	5.5	16.0	16.0	10.75	1704	0.0
5	AIGBEKAEN, Effort Osawaru	2081	NGR	+39B	+21N	+13B	−2N	+34B	=7N	=28B	5.0	23.0	24.0	14.00	1970	-18.4
6	Adebowale Festus	1973	NGR	+24B	+9N	+20B	+33N	+42B	F	F	5.0	13.5	13.5	13.50	2740	+18.0
7	WUDIRI, Solomon Simon	1990	NGR	=27B	+38N	+21B	=13N	−2B	=5B	+29N	4.5	24.0	25.0	12.75	1888	-24.0
8	HABILA, Jehu Thomas	2000	NGR	−15N	+36B	−1N	+10B	=14N	+30N	+25B	4.5	24.0	25.0	12.50	2020	+3.2
9	YOHANNA, Richard Adamu	1940	NGR	+16N	−6B	+35N	+23B	−17N	=4N	+33B	4.5	23.5	25.0	13.25	1914	-1.4
10	OYAKHILOME, David Oise	1994	NGR	+32B	+14N	+30B	−8N	+15B	F	=1N	4.5	23.0	25.0	15.25	2022	+2.4
11	IMAFIDON, Aisosa	0	NGR	+23N	+37B	+38B	+16B	F	=29N	F	4.5	11.5	11.5	10.25	1874	0.0
12	ENYIA, David Chidindu	0	NGR	+?B	+?N	−18B	+?N	=41B	+19N	−?B	4.5	8.5	8.5	4.25	1984	0.0
13	OYAKHILOME, Daniel Oise	1951	NGR	+40N	=2B	−5N	=7B	+27N	F	+21B	4.0	24.5	25.0	12.00	1986	+3.8
14	OKOJIE, Osakwe Simeon	2000	NGR	=3B	−10B	+15N	+30N	=8B	F	+32N	4.0	23.5	23.5	13.50	1805	-20.4
15	EGBO, Ugochukwu Raphael	0	NGR	+8B	+31N	−14B	+32N	−10N	+26B	F	4.0	20.0	20.0	11.50	1874	0.0
16	AMADI, Ndamzi Givens	0	NGR	−9B	+24N	+?B	−11N	+23N	+34B	F	4.0	17.0	17.0	8.00	1897	0.0
17	OLUDOYI, Olajide Oluwatoyin	0	NGR	+?B	−23B	F	−4N	+9B	+38B	+?N	4.0	14.0	14.0	5.50	1842	0.0
18	FIDE 8521743	0	—	=?N	+?B	+12N	=19B	−22N	F	+?B	4.0	12.0	12.0	6.50	1838	0.0
19	FIDE 8580286	0	—	=22B	−?N	+?B	=18N	+?B	−12B	+?N	4.0	12.0	12.0	3.75	1984	0.0
20	GYANG, Joseph Weng	0	NGR	F	+42B	−6N	F	+?B	+33B	+?N	4.0	7.0	7.0	2.00	1173	0.0
21	FIDE 8537968	0	—	+29N	−5B	−7N	+28B	=40N	+39B	−13N	3.5	19.5	20.0	6.25	1208	0.0
22	FIDE 8580197	0	—	=19N	−?B	−?N	+?B	+18B	+41N	F	3.5	8.5	8.5	6.50	1164	0.0
23	AGBOOLA, Elijah Ayomide	1854	NGR	−11B	+17N	+4B	−9N	−16B	F	+35N	3.0	25.5	27.0	11.00	1140	-15.2
24	FIDE 8580472	0	—	−6N	−16B	+34N	+35B	+33N	F	−4B	3.0	21.5	23.0	5.50	1173	0.0
25	FIDE 8580162	0	—	−1N	−26B	+37N	+36B	+31B	−32N	−8N	3.0	19.0	20.0	4.00	1233	0.0
26	FIDE 8580146	0	—	+?B	+25N	−31B	−37N	F	−15N	+?N	3.0	10.0	10.0	3.00	1869	0.0
27	EZEH, Pamella Souter	1904	NGR	=7N	+28B	−2N	+40B	−13B	−3N	F	2.5	24.5	24.5	5.25	1697	-14.6
28	FIDE 8580596	0	—	+38B	−27N	−3B	−21N	+29B	F	=5N	2.5	24.0	25.0	6.00	1800	0.0
29	FIDE 8580120	0	—	−21B	−3N	+39B	+38N	−28N	=11B	−7B	2.5	22.5	23.5	4.25	1193	0.0
30	OSAHON, Isaac Efosa	0	NGR	+37N	−1B	−10N	−14B	−3N	−8B	+31N	2.0	28.0	29.0	3.00	1215	0.0
31	FIDE 8580480	0	—	+36N	−15B	+26N	−1B	−25N	F	−30B	2.0	23.0	24.0	4.00	1265	0.0
32	FIDE 8580359	0	—	−10N	F	+36N	−15B	−1N	+25B	−14B	2.0	23.0	23.0	4.00	1220	0.0
33	FIDE 8580154	0	—	−35N	+?B	+42N	−6B	−24B	−20N	−9N	2.0	18.0	18.0	0.00	1157	0.0
34	FIDE 8559503	0	—	F	+?B	−24B	+42N	−5N	−16N	F	2.0	12.0	12.0	0.00	1281	0.0
35	NWOKORO, Nnanna, Munachimso	0	NGR	+33B	−4N	−9B	−24N	=?B	F	−23B	1.5	18.0	18.0	2.00	1549	0.0
36	FIDE 8561834	0	—	−31B	−8N	−32B	−25N	+37B	−2B	−3N	1.0	24.5	25.5	1.00	1183	0.0
37	FIDE 8580375	0	—	−30B	−11N	−25B	+26B	−36N	−1B	F	1.0	20.0	20.0	3.00	1265	0.0
38	FIDE 8580243	0	—	−28N	−7B	−11N	−29B	−39N	−17N	+?B	1.0	19.0	19.0	0.00	1193	0.0
39	FIDE 8580383	0	—	−5N	−?B	−29N	−3N	+38B	−21N	F	1.0	18.5	18.5	1.00	1076	0.0
40	SOLAGBADE, Sunmibare Eric	0	NGR	−13B	F	F	−27N	=21B	F	−2N	0.5	16.5	16.5	1.75	1140	0.0
41	FIDE 8580090	0	—	−2B	F	−?N	F	=12N	−22B	−?B	0.5	14.5	14.5	2.25	1165	0.0
42	FIDE 8580448	0	—	−4B	−20N	−33B	−34B	−6N	F	F	0.0	20.0	20.0	0.00	1173	0.0
43	FIDE 8562466	0	—	F	F	F	F	F	−?B	F	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	1164	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1AKPORHERHE, Blessing BayoNGR
+32.0
6.5 pts · #1
2Adebowale FestusNGR
+18.0
5.0 pts · #16
3TYOWASE, Tyover CollinsNGR
+12.4
6.5 pts · #5

Top rating losers

1WUDIRI, Solomon SimonNGR
-24.0
4.5 pts · #10
2OKOJIE, Osakwe SimeonNGR
-20.4
4.0 pts · #22
3AIGBEKAEN, Effort OsawaruNGR
-18.4
5.0 pts · #8

Biggest upsets

R4+116 Elo gap
AKPORHERHE, Blessing Bayo1965 beat AIGBEKAEN, Effort Osawaru2081