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LAPITE, Oluwadurotimi Opeoluwa
🇳🇬FIDE 8503648· Male· Nigeria· Born in 1995
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Oluwadurotimi Opeoluwa Lapite, a 31-year-old player, is rated 2228 — just 10 short of his peak of 2238 (Jul 2015, age 20) and ranked 8th among NGR players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +65 Elo over the past 12 months. 46 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Nigeria Chess Olympiad Qualifiers 2026 Open, National Friends of Chess 2026 Over 2000, and VITAL SQUARES CHESS ACADEMY CLASSIC CHESS TOURNAMENT 2026. Also played 14 rapid (including AMUWO ODOFIN RAPID CHESS TOURNAMENT) and 5 blitz events (including JONATHAN ODEGA MEMORIAL BLITZ CHESS TOURNAMENT 2025) recently. He reached #8 nationally in May 2026.
At junior level, he reached #1 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2228
Standard
Rpd2221·Blz2265
All-time high
2238
−10 pts below
Jul 2015 · age 20
Jul 2015 · age 20
Activity
54
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
46 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#8
#8 · NGR players · of 480
Career timeline
13 entries2026
Peak national rank: #8
at age 31 · rated 2223
May 2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 31
May 2026
2020
100 career games
at age 25
Nov 2020
2017
Best 12-month gain (+79 Elo)
2043 → 2122
Feb 2017
Re-crossed 2100
at age 22
Feb 2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 22
Feb 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+52
2176 → 2228
Tournaments
6
48 games
Score
31.5/ 4865.6%
26W11D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsBartholomew Emmanuel OKHIPO2,148·NIGERIA NATIONAL OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIERS·R9·-11.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 5.5/11 | #7 | 2241 | +5.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/9 | #4 | 2327 | +35.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/5 | #4 | 2702 | -1.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/9 | #9 | 2205 | +5.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/5 | #13 | 2284 | +8.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsOluwafemi Daniel BalogunIM
🇳🇬NGR·2220
+7 −13 =10
30 games·last met May 2026
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vsAbdulrahman Akintoye ABDULRAHEEMFM
🇳🇬NGR·2364
+4 −3 =13
20 games·last met May 2026
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vsToluwanimi OKEMAKINDECM
🇳🇬NGR·2127
+6 −2 =10
18 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsUdeme Dominic EDET
🇳🇬NGR·2141
+6 −7 =5
18 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsOdion AIKHOJEIM
🇳🇬NGR·2251
+1 −13 =3
17 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
Nigeria
#8
out of 894 players
Africa
#85
in continent
World
#6,777
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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