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EDUNWALE, Hakeem Olajide King
CM🇳🇬FIDE 8503940· Male· Nigeria· Born in 1971
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Hakeem Olajide King Edunwale, a 55-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 1970. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 15 months (2018–2019), 26 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2022–2023). Recent appearances: National Friends of Chess 2026 Over 2000 and NIGERIA NATIONAL MEN TEAMS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025. His peak of 2205 was reached at age 43 (Dec 2014, #10 nationally at the time).
Awarded CM in 2015 (age 44).
Current rating
1970
Standard
Rpd2079·Blz2071
All-time high
2205
−235 pts below
Dec 2014 · age 43
Dec 2014 · age 43
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#32,674
#32,674 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 54
May 2025
2024
100 career games
at age 53
Aug 2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 53
May 2024
2022
4th 50-55 player nationally
at age 51 · rated 2063
Apr 2022
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2063 → returned at 2053
Jan 2022
2020
5th 45-50 player nationally
at age 49 · rated 2081
Sep 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-19
1989 → 1970
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
3/ 1030.0%
2W2D6L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/6 | #45 | 1866 | -19.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 1.5/3 | #102 | 2036 | -17.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsOladapo ADUIM
🇳🇬NGR·2112
+0 −5 =2
7 games·last met Jan 2018
View head-to-head →
vsAjibola OLANREWAJU
🇳🇬NGR·2207
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Aug 2024
View head-to-head →
vsAdeyinka Samuel Adewole
🇳🇬NGR·1922
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met Jul 2024
View head-to-head →
vsOluwafemi Daniel BalogunIM
🇳🇬NGR·2220
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Apr 2026
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Nigeria
#100
out of 894 players
Africa
#827
in continent
World
#32,673
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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World
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