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The North Central Zone Open Monthly Classical Chess Tournament May 2026

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32 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 05 May 2026 to 07 May 2026 in Abuja, Nigeria. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2056, and top seed was Bartholomew Emmanuel OKHIPO (🇳🇬 NGR, 2219).

Promise OZIEGBE (🇳🇬 NGR, 1966) won with 6.5/8, ahead of Tyover Collins TYOWASE (6.0) and Mustapha Othman (6.0). OZIEGBE clinched sole first place in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Bridget MICHAEL (WIM, 1948) beat Bartholomew Emmanuel OKHIPO (2219), a +271-point gap.

Location
🇳🇬Abuja, Nigeria
Dates
05 May 2026 → 07 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Top seed
Avg top 10
2,056
Participants
32
Titled players · 2
CM×1
WIM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇳🇬Nigeria×30
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 8 rounds

Promise OZIEGBE led from R8; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R8.

Co-leaders
12
7
1
3
5
3
1
1
2468R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8OZIEGBE takes lead
R8 · LEADER CHANGE03 May

Promise OZIEGBE takes the sole lead (6.5/8).

R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Promise OZIEGBE lost to Tyover Collins TYOWASE (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Promise OZIEGBE 4 wins (R3–R6)Tyover Collins TYOWASE 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)Mustapha Othman 3 wins (R4–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1OZIEGBE, Promise1966NGR+26B2N+23B+25N+11B+6B=7N+8N6.529.030.522.002213+34.2
2TYOWASE, Tyover Collins2113NGR+9N+1B+3N7B+6N+8B+4N5B6.038.543.533.002213+20.4
3Othman, Mustapha1991NGR+30N+11B2B+24N+12B+7B8N+9B6.031.031.020.002170+33.6
4OKHIPO, Bartholomew Emmanuel2219NGR+29N+10B=7N6B+13N+5N2B+12N5.534.535.522.002126-15.4
5ADEJOH, Joshua2079NGR=13B6N+21B+16N+15N4B+11B+2N5.531.534.021.502113+8.2
6MICHAEL, BridgetWIM1948NGR+23N+5B=8B+4N2B1N+16B=7B5.037.039.021.502098+27.6
7OKOJIE, Osakwe Simeon2009NGR+28N+31B=4B+2N=8B3N=1B=6N5.035.035.018.002048+7.0
8JOSHUA, Damian2030NGR+32N+24B=6N+15B=7N2N+3B1B5.034.034.016.502060+13.2
9MANDU, Humphrey Yinalanah1870NGR2B+22N11N+19B+17B+20N+12B3N5.029.531.515.501986+35.6
10AKINROGUNDE, Clinton2002NGR+21B4N+18B12N+23B11N+19N+15B5.025.527.514.001922-12.2
11Ogosi Raphael-Mary2134NGR+16B3N+9B+13B1N+10B5NF4.035.535.517.502002-22.0
12OBIKILI CHINEDU GEORGE1959NGR+19N+20B15N+10B3N+18B9N4B4.031.034.014.001917-8.2
13OJIKUTU, Samuel1831NGR=5N+27B+17B11N4B=15N+22N14B4.028.029.011.001847-1.4
14IWUAGWU, Onyedikachi Williams1746NGRF15B+27NF+25B16N+21B+13N4.017.517.59.501883+14.6
15Atabor, JobCM1951NGRF+14N+12B8N5B=13B+18N10N3.530.530.513.001910-6.8
16Sema Sokpo1879NGR11N+30B=20N5B+28N+14B6N18B3.525.525.56.501801-32.0
17OFFOR, Omatule Wisdom1700NGRF+32B13N=20B9N19B+26N+22B3.518.518.55.001778+13.2
18OLA, Elijah Praise1704NGR20N+19B10NF+24B12N15B+16N3.024.024.08.501839+34.8
19Ogwuche, Jonathan0NGR12B18NF9N+30B+17N10B+27N3.021.521.54.5016100.0
20WINSTON-ONYIAH, Sasha2017NGR+18B12N=16B=17N+22B9BFF3.021.021.08.501751-34.0
21CHUKWUEMEKA, Noah Nduchukwu0NGR10N23B5N=26B+27N+28B14NF2.520.020.02.7516880.0
22OKEKE, Emmanuel Chinedu0NGR24N9B+30N+28B20NF13B17N2.020.520.51.0015710.0
23OSADEBE, Emmanuel0NGR6B+21N1N+27B10NFFF2.020.020.03.5011870.0
24OSADEBE, Michael Ikechukwu1959NGR+22B8N+31N3B18NFFF2.017.017.02.001110-33.4
25NWOKOCHA, John Ikedichi1870NGRF+28B+29N1B14NFFF2.014.514.52.001835-7.2
26NZEKWE, Godday Samuel0NGR1N29B28N=21NFF17B+30B1.514.514.51.2510230.0
27IWUAGWU, Nkiruka Dominion0NGRF13N14B23N21B+30NF19B1.017.517.50.009900.0
28MUSA, Abdulalim1681NGR7B25N+26B22N16B21NFF1.016.516.51.501123-25.2
29OGUEJIOFOR, Ugochukwu1914NGR4B+26N25BFFFFF1.013.013.01.501245-28.0
30FIDE 859620403B16N22BF19N27BF26N0.019.019.00.0011360.0
31FIDE 85844940F7N24BFFFFF0.011.511.50.0011900.0
32OLOWOLAYEMO, Rotimi1736NGR8B17NFFFFFF0.08.58.50.001066-28.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets