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BABAYANJU, Rotimi
🇳🇬FIDE 8507520· Male· Nigeria· Born in 1973
Rotimi Babayanju, a 53-year-old player. currently rated 2037 in Standard. He had 2 career breaks: 74 months (2017–2024), 16 months (2024–2025).
Current rating
2037
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1924
All-time high
2037
at best
Feb 2026 · age 53
Feb 2026 · age 53
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#52
in Nigeria · of 454
Career timeline
8 entries2026
Peak national rank: #52
at age 53 · rated 2037
Apr 2026
Best 12-month gain (+100 Elo)
1937 → 2037
Feb 2026
Crossed 2000
at age 53
Feb 2026
All-time peak 2037
at age 53
Feb 2026
2024
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1937 → returned at 1954
May 2024
2017
Inactive for 74 months
paused at 1934 → returned at 1960
Dec 2017
Recent Results (last 12 months)
Evolution
+100
1937 → 2037
Standard rating history
Rankings
/
Nigeria
#52
out of 894 players
Africa
#462
in continent
World
#22,297
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Nigeria
Africa
World
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