Joseph SAMBO
NGR · FIDE ID 8512914 · 22 tournament games since 2025
Standard
2069
#41 in NGR (active)
Rapid
2097
#39 in NGR (active)
Blitz
1941
#114 in NGR (active)
Score
59%
12 W · 2 D · 8 L
Opp. avg
2049
Last 22 games
Last game
2026-08-07
FIDE World Amateur Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship 2026 - Blitz
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 78% of games (scores 71%), otherwise 1.Nf3 (22%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 2 of 3 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 75%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 5 of 6 games (Indian Defense), scoring 50%.
Based on 22 over-the-board games (11 blitz · 8 rapid). 9 with White (56%), 13 with Black (62%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 7 | 71% |
| 1.Nf3 | 2 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Bogo-Indian Defense: Retreat Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation, Nimzowitsch Line | 1 | 100% |
| Old Indian Defense: Czech Variation, with Nc3 | 1 | 100% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined | 1 | 0% |
| Slav Defense: Modern Line | 1 | 0% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (3 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 2 | 75% |
| 1...e6 French Defense | 1 | 0% |
Against 1.d4 (6 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 5 | 50% |
| 1...c5 Benoni Defense | 1 | 100% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Rapport-Jobava System | 2 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Closed | 1 | 50% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation, Pseudo-Catalan | 1 | 50% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Polish Opening | 1 | 100% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 | Unwana Eugene Ekpoikong (2061) FIDE World Amateur Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship 2026 - Blitz · blitz | ½ |
| 2026-08-07 | Toluwanimi OKEMAKINDE (2203) FIDE World Amateur Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship 2026 - Blitz · blitz | W |
| 2026-08-07 | Pankaj Sharma FIDE World Amateur Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship 2026 - Blitz · blitz | L |
| 2026-08-07 | Oladapo Bolaji ADEOTI (1980) FIDE World Amateur Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship 2026 - Blitz · blitz | W |
| 2026-08-07 | Theophilus Caiafas (1944) FIDE World Amateur Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship 2026 - Blitz · blitz | ½ |
| 2026-08-06 | Lanre Seye Oluwalasinu (2011) FIDE World Amateur Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship 2026 - Blitz · blitz | W |
| 2026-08-06 | Tersoo Moses Adekpe FIDE World Amateur Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship 2026 - Blitz · blitz | W |
| 2026-08-06 | Okuma Ejomafuvwe NESIMEYE (2091) FIDE World Amateur Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship 2026 - Blitz · blitz | L |
| 2026-08-06 | Emmanuel ADEBAYO FIDE World Amateur Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship 2026 - Blitz · blitz | W |
| 2026-08-06 | Odafe Benedict Efemuai (2050) FIDE World Amateur Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship 2026 - Blitz · blitz | L |
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