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OGOLOWA, Clifford
🇳🇬FIDE 8504601· Male· Nigeria· Born in 1973
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Clifford Ogolowa, a 53-year-old player, is rated 1963 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 78 months (2016–2022), 15 months (2022–2024) and 25 months (2024–2026). Recent appearance: National Friends of Chess 2026 Over 2000. Also played 1 blitz event (including National Friends of Chess 2026 Blitz) recently. He reached #95 nationally in Jul 2023.
Current rating
1963
Standard
Rpd1934·Blz1835
All-time high
1963
at best
May 2026 · age 53
May 2026 · age 53
Activity
1
games / yr avg.
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#34,038
#34,038 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2026
10th 50-55 player nationally
at age 53 · rated 1963
May 2026
All-time peak 1963
at age 53
May 2026
2024
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 1957 → returned at 1963
Mar 2024
2023
12th 45-50 player nationally
at age 50 · rated 1929
Oct 2023
Peak national rank: #95
at age 50 · rated 1929
Jul 2023
2022
Best 12-month gain (+69 Elo)
1860 → 1929
Nov 2022
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+6
1957 → 1963
Tournaments
1
4 games
Score
1.5/ 437.5%
0W3D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/4 | #46 | 1993 | +6.4 |
Rankings
/
Nigeria
#104
out of 879 players
Africa
#851
in continent
World
#34,038
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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