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OLUWASEYITAN, Femi
🇳🇬FIDE 8500266· Male· Nigeria· Born in 1961
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Femi Oluwaseyitan, a 65-year-old player, is rated 2009. He is on a steady climb with +55 Elo over the past 12 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include National Friends of Chess 2026 Over 2000, OLCC NATIONAL MASTERS CHESS TOURNAMENT 2025, and SOUTHWEST CHESS TOURNAMENT 2025. Also played 12 rapid (including OLOJO FESTIVAL 7th WORLD CHESS TOURNAMENT 2025) and 3 blitz events (including National Friends of Chess 2026 Blitz) recently. He took a 109-month break between Oct 2004 and Dec 2013. His peak of 2205 was reached at age 40 (Jan 2001, #5 nationally at the time).
Current rating
2009
Standard
Rpd2097·Blz1998
All-time high
2205
−196 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 40
Jan 2001 · age 40
Activity
30
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#26,129
#26,129 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 65
May 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 64
Oct 2025
2023
100 career games
at age 62
Jan 2023
2022
2nd 60-65 player nationally
at age 61 · rated 2053
Jan 2022
2017
2nd 55-60 player nationally
at age 56 · rated 2159
Oct 2017
2016
Best 12-month gain (+57 Elo)
2064 → 2121
Aug 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+59
1950 → 2009
Tournaments
4
30 games
Score
17/ 3056.7%
13W8D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/9 | #26 | 2067 | +17.2 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/6 | #16 | 2190 | -10.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/5 | #21 | 2919 | +51.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2.5/4 | #73 | 2108 | -3.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsOluwadurotimi Opeoluwa LAPITE
🇳🇬NGR·2228
+1 −9 =7
17 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsUdeme Dominic EDET
🇳🇬NGR·2141
+3 −7 =4
14 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsObioma ONUOHA
🇳🇬NGR·2004
+5 −0 =6
11 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsOluwafemi Daniel BalogunIM
🇳🇬NGR·2220
+3 −7 =0
10 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsAjibola OLANREWAJU
🇳🇬NGR·2207
+1 −3 =5
9 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Nigeria
#70
out of 894 players
Africa
#597
in continent
World
#26,129
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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