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The North Central Zone Open Monthly Classical Chess Tournament February 2026

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25 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 24 Feb 2026 to 26 Feb 2026 in Abuja, Nigeria. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1964, and top seed was Tyover Collins TYOWASE (🇳🇬 NGR, 2090).

Tyover Collins TYOWASE (🇳🇬 NGR, 2090) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Joshua ADEJOH (5.0) and OBIKILI CHINEDU GEORGE (5.0). TYOWASE shared the lead from round 6 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Sema Sokpo (1871) beat Vasia AJUBA (1986), a +115-point gap.

Location
🇳🇬Abuja, Nigeria
Dates
24 Feb 2026 → 26 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Top seed
🇳🇬Tyover Collins TYOWASE2090
Avg top 10
1,964
Participants
25
Titled players · 1
WIM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇳🇬Nigeria×24
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tyover Collins TYOWASE led from R7; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
7
4
2
1
1
3
1
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7TYOWASE takes lead
TYOWASE6ADEJOH5AJUBA5GEORGE5Othman5Sokpo4.5
R7 · LEADER CHANGE22 Feb

Tyover Collins TYOWASE takes the sole lead (6.0/7).

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Tyover Collins TYOWASE beat Joshua ADEJOH (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Tyover Collins TYOWASE 4 wins (R4–R7)Joshua ADEJOH 5 wins (R1–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Tyover Collins TYOWASE*
1
—
1
2Joshua ADEJOH
0
*
0
1
3Vasia AJUBA—
1
*—
4OBIKILI CHINEDU GEORGE
0
0
—*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1TYOWASE, Tyover Collins2090NGR+21N+10B−4N+11N+9B+2B+3N6.025.527.022.002245+22.6
2ADEJOH, Joshua2072NGR+7B+3N+6B+4B+10N−1N−5B5.029.533.022.002098+6.6
3OBIKILI CHINEDU GEORGE1951NGR+19N−2B+23N+8N+4B+11N−1B5.025.026.015.001990+8.4
4Othman, Mustapha1986NGR+13N+23B+1B−2N−3N+19B+9B5.024.525.515.502028+4.6
5AJUBA, Vasia1986NGR+25B−6N=16B+14N=8B+7N+2N5.022.522.515.002022+13.6
6Sema Sokpo1871NGR+22N+5B−2N−10B+13N=9N+8B4.523.525.014.751914+7.6
7IWUAGWU, Onyedikachi Williams1745NGR−2N−8B+25N+20B+12N−5B+19N4.021.021.07.501785+1.4
8OGUEJIOFOR, Ugochukwu0NGR=15B+7N+17N−3B=5N=10B−6N3.524.527.012.0018830.0
9OZIEGBE, Promise1999NGR=16N=11B+13N+19B−1N=6B−4N3.524.526.510.251746-33.2
10MICHAEL, BridgetWIM1947NGRF−1N+22B+6N−2B=8N+11B3.524.526.011.251961+1.6
11OBINNA, Udochukwu Godsvictory1809NGR+18B=9N+14N−1B+16N−3B−10N3.523.526.09.751876+18.0
12OFFOR, Omatule Wisdom0NGR=17N−14B−21N+25B−7B+22B+13N3.515.515.55.7516390.0
13AYEDERO AYORINDE BABS0NGR−4B+18N−9B+22N−6B+23N−12B3.020.521.55.0011530.0
14MANDU, Humphrey Yinalanah1896NGRF+12N−11B−5B+21N+18BF3.018.518.57.501735-26.0
15OJIKUTU, Samuel1835NGR=8N=16B−19N+23B=18NFF2.516.017.05.251716-3.2
16ABYEM, Afa Joseph1714NGR=9B=15N=5N+21B−11BFF2.516.016.07.001883+42.0
17YAKUBU, Daniel Musa1844NGR=12B+24N−8BFFF+20N2.514.514.54.752359+3.2
18Sokpo, Kpam J0NGR−11N−13BF+24N=15B−14N+23B2.514.014.03.2516880.0
19King Eugene0NGR−3B+25N+15B−9NF−4N−7B2.022.522.52.5017400.0
20MUSA, Abdulalim0NGRF=21B=24B−7N−23N+25B−17B2.013.513.51.2516490.0
21OLOWOLAYEMO, Rotimi1779NGR−1B=20N+12B−16N−14BFF1.517.017.04.501101-43.2
22NZEKWE, Godday Samuel0NGR−6BF−10N−13B=24B−12N+25N1.515.515.50.5016750.0
23FIDE 85872560—F−4N−3B−15N+20B−13B−18N1.020.020.02.0011240.0
24KUDEHINBU, Oluwaponle1556NGRF−17B=20N−18B=22NFF1.08.58.51.751045-6.4
25MUOGBO, Chioma Peace1671NGR−5N−19B−7B−12NF−20N−22B0.018.018.00.001067-21.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets