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Ogunshola, Ben
🇳🇬FIDE 8500231· Male· Nigeria
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Ben Ogunshola, a player, is rated 2094 and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +24 Elo over the past 12 months. 36 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Bishops Rounds 7-8, 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Bishops Rounds 5-6, and 47th Kidlington Chess Congress 2026. Also played 2 rapid events (including 9th Swindon Rapidplay - Open) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 14 months (2005–2006), 85 months (2006–2013) and 17 months (2015–2016). His peak of 2193 was reached (Mar 2019); he also reached #3 nationally in Oct 2001 and spent 14 months in top 10.
Current rating
2094
Standard
Rpd2014·Blz2043
All-time high
2193
−99 pts below
Mar 2019
Mar 2019
Activity
31
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 7%
#15,975 · players worldwide · of 218,279
14 months in National top 10 (2001–2007)
14 months in National top 10 (2001–2007)
Career timeline
15 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+77 Elo)
2050 → 2127
May 2026
Re-crossed 2100
Mar 2026
2023
Re-crossed 2100
Apr 2023
2019
All-time peak 2193
−99 from today
Mar 2019
2018
100 career games
Sep 2018
2015
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2152 → returned at 2152
Jun 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+24
2070 → 2094
Tournaments
8
26 games
Score
17.5/ 2667.3%
12W11D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2/4 | #18 | 1904 | -22.0 |
Team | May 2026 | 1.5/3 | #31 | 1975 | -11.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #5 | 2946 | +22.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #6 | 2719 | +12.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/5 | #9 | 2284 | +9.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #11 | 2100 | +1.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #31 | 2044 | -2.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/6 | #6 | 2143 | +13.0 |
Rankings
Nigeria
#31
out of 894 players
Africa
#290
in continent
World
#15,975
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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