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Babalola, Adebayo
🇳🇬FIDE 8500177· Male· Nigeria· Born in 1965
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Adebayo Babalola, a 61-year-old player, is rated 2066 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 14 months (2016–2017) and 56 months (2018–2023, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: National Friends of Chess 2026 Over 2000. Also played 1 blitz event (including National Friends of Chess 2026 Blitz) recently. His peak of 2127 was reached at age 53 (Jan 2018); he also reached #14 nationally in Jan 2001.
Current rating
2066
Standard
Rpd2096·Blz2005
All-time high
2127
−61 pts below
Jan 2018 · age 53
Jan 2018 · age 53
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 9%
#18,881 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
1st 60-65 player nationally
at age 61 · rated 2066
May 2026
100 career games
at age 61
May 2026
2024
1st 55-60 player nationally
at age 59 · rated 2108
Aug 2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 59
May 2024
2018
Inactive for 56 months
paused at 2106 → returned at 2084
Nov 2018
1st 50-55 player nationally
at age 53 · rated 2127
Sep 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+8
2058 → 2066
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
4/ 757.1%
3W2D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/7 | #23 | 2095 | +7.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBunmi OlapeIM
🇳🇬NGR·2186
+0 −3 =4
7 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsFemi OLUWASEYITAN
🇳🇬NGR·2009
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsOdion AIKHOJEIM
🇳🇬NGR·2251
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsAjibola OLANREWAJU
🇳🇬NGR·2207
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsOluwafemi Daniel BalogunIM
🇳🇬NGR·2220
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Mar 2024
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Rankings
/
Nigeria
#45
out of 894 players
Africa
#370
in continent
World
#18,881
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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| 45 | 2,066 | |
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| 370 | 2,066 | |
World
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| 18881 | 2,066 | |