Bongo Akanga Ndjila, Barthelemy

Barthelemy Bongo Akanga Ndjila, a 55-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 1795. He has slipped back 52 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent appearances: PRAGUE OPEN 2026 - A - IM open and Rencontres Internationales des Echecs Francophones Standard. Also played 2 rapid (including Rencontres Internationales des Echecs Francophones Rapide) and 1 blitz events (including Rencontres Internationales des Echecs Francophones Blitz) recently. He had 5 career breaks: 79 months (2009–2015), 14 months (2015–2016), 12 months (2016–2018), 27 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 19 months (2023–2024). His peak of 1924 was reached at age 38 (Jan 2009); he also reached #1 nationally in Sep 2015 and spent 65 months as #1.

Awarded CM in 2018 (age 47).