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OYAMA, Ekok Oyama
CM🇳🇬FIDE 8503508· Male· Nigeria· Born in 1986
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Ekok Oyama Oyama, a 40-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 1843. He has slipped back 55 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include National Friends of Chess 2026 Over 2000, VITAL SQUARES CHESS ACADEMY CLASSIC CHESS TOURNAMENT 2026, and SOUTHWEST CHESS TOURNAMENT 2025. Also played 4 rapid (including CHESS HEIGHTS LAGOS MONTHLY JULY 2025) and 1 blitz events (including SOUTH WEST BLITZ CHESS TOURNAMENT) recently. His peak of 2089 was reached at age 29 (Apr 2015, #37 nationally at the time).
Awarded CM in 2016 (age 30).
Current rating
1843
Standard
Rpd1877·Blz1828
All-time high
2089
−246 pts below
Apr 2015 · age 29
Apr 2015 · age 29
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#63,391
#63,391 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+46 Elo)
1863 → 1909
Mar 2024
2022
100 career games
at age 36
Nov 2022
2016
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 30
Sep 2016
CM title awardedCM
at age 30
Feb 2016
2015
Peak national rank: #37
at age 29 · rated 2089
Apr 2015
Crossed 2000
at age 29
Apr 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-55
1898 → 1843
Tournaments
5
34 games
Score
17/ 3450.0%
16W2D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/6 | #15 | 2141 | +3.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/7 | #39 | 1987 | +4.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/3 | #16 | 2708 | -5.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/4 | #51 | 2501 | -33.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/3 | #27 | 1818 | -25.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsOchuko Emmanuel ONOVUGHEFM
🇳🇬NGR·2093
+0 −8 =0
8 games·last met Jan 2023
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vsOluwadurotimi Opeoluwa LAPITE
🇳🇬NGR·2228
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsUdeme Dominic EDET
🇳🇬NGR·2141
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsDennis OGBOGHO
🇳🇬NGR·2047
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Oct 2022
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vsSimplice Armel De GondoFM
🇨🇮CIV·2071
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Mar 2020
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Rankings
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Nigeria
#210
out of 894 players
Africa
#2,030
in continent
World
#63,390
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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