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Ballebako, Kokou Difendramakada Jacques
🇹🇬FIDE 21201390· Male· Togo· Born in 1995
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Kokou Difendramakada Jacques Ballebako, a 31-year-old player, is rated 1820 — his current career high. He is climbing fast, having gained +90 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent appearance: Championnat National Individuel du Togo 2025 - Open. Also played 4 rapid (including 88e Open Mensuel d'Echecs de Lome (OMEL 88)) and 2 blitz events (including 2026 Zone 4.2 Individual Chess Championships Blitz Open) recently. He took a 23-month break between Dec 2023 and Dec 2025. He reached #3 nationally in Mar 2026 and has been in top 10 for 27 months and counting.
Current rating
1820
Standard
Rpd1828·Blz1746
All-time high
1820
at best
Jun 2026 · age 31
Jun 2026 · age 31
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#70,155
#70,155 · players worldwide · of 218,279
National top 10 since Dec 2025
National top 10 since Dec 2025
Career timeline
9 entries2026
27 months in national top 10 (ongoing)
since Jan 2023
Jun 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 31
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1820
at age 31
Jun 2026
Peak national rank: #3
at age 31 · rated 1787
Mar 2026
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 29
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1550 → returned at 1787
Dec 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+90
1730 → 1820
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
13/ 1872.2%
12W2D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/7 | #12 | 2234 | +33.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 7.5/8 | #2 | 2235 | +57.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLumen Paco Semeko
🇹🇬TOG·1744
+10 −6 =1
17 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsAyayi Jean Le Clair Ajavon
🇹🇬TOG·1787
+7 −8 =1
16 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsKomlan Kouessan Amewounou
🇹🇬TOG·1754
+8 −6 =2
16 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsKodjo Mawuli Assagba
🇹🇬TOG·1610
+8 −4 =1
13 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsKoffi Botsoe
🇹🇬TOG·1721
+6 −5 =1
12 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
/
Togo
#5
out of 61 players
Africa
#2,300
in continent
World
#70,154
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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