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El, Hadji Saidou Nourou BA
🇸🇳FIDE 19900511· Male· Senegal· Born in 1994
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Hadji Saidou Nourou BA El, a 32-year-old player, is rated 1957. He has slipped back 36 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent appearance: Championnat du Senefal 2026-Final. Also played 3 rapid events (including AFRICA CHESS MARKET OPEN RAPID 1ERE EDITION) recently. He took a 13-month break between Dec 2022 and Feb 2024. His peak of 2049 was reached at age 31 (Feb 2025, #1 nationally at the time); he has been #1 for 17 months and counting.
Current rating
1957
Standard
Rpd1895·Blz—
All-time high
2049
−92 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 31
Feb 2025 · age 31
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#35,238
#35,238 · players worldwide · of 218,279
#1 nationally since Feb 2025
#1 nationally since Feb 2025
Career timeline
10 entries2026
17 months in National #1 (ongoing)
longest streak 17 months · since Feb 2025
Jun 2026
2025
Peak national rank: #1
at age 31 · rated 2049
Feb 2025
Best 12-month gain (+293 Elo)
1756 → 2049
Feb 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 31
Feb 2025
All-time peak 2049
at age 31 · −92 from today
Feb 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 31
Feb 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-36
1993 → 1957
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
5/ 955.6%
5W0D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #3 | 1825 | -36.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsWara Diop
🇸🇳SEN·1739
+5 −2 =1
8 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsCheikh Sidy Mohamed Deme
🇸🇳SEN·1908
+5 −3 =0
8 games·last met May 2025
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vsMouhamadou Falilou Dioum
🇸🇳SEN·1778
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsThomas Bodin-Hullin
🇸🇳SEN·1946
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsSekou Aransbene Badji
🇸🇳SEN·1762
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met Jan 2025
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Rankings
/
Senegal
#1
out of 47 players
Africa
#916
in continent
World
#35,237
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Senegal
| 1 | 1,957 | |
| 2 | 🇸🇳Follow Thomas Bodin-HullinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1,946 |
| 3 | 🇸🇳Follow Cheikh Sidy Mohamed DemeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1,908 |
| 4 | 🇸🇳Follow Aidan Krishna Benoit SarkarTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1,849 |
| 5 | 🇸🇳Follow Bernard LesbrosTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1,825 |
| 6 | 🇸🇳Follow Moustapha DiengTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1,811 |
| 7 | 🇸🇳Follow Nadezhda MarochkinaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1,809 |
| 8 | 🇸🇳Follow Diop Mamadou Lamine DameTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1,781 |
| 9 | 🇸🇳Follow Kone SidyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1,780 |
| 10 | 🇸🇳Follow Mouhamadou Falilou DioumTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1,778 |
Africa
| 1 | 🇪🇬Follow Bassem AminTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,628 |
| 2 | 🇪🇬Follow Ahmed AdlyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,581 |
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| 10 | 🇪🇬Follow Ibrahim Hasan LabibTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,412 |
| ... | ||
| 916 | 1,957 | |
World
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| 35237 | 1,957 | |