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Olisa, Tennyson Ewomazino
CM🇳🇬FIDE 8511390· Male· Nigeria· Born in 2003
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Tennyson Ewomazino Olisa, a 23-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 2271 — just 30 short of his peak of 2301 (Jan 2026, age 23) and ranked 3rd among NGR players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2127 and 2301 over the past 2 years. 42 rated games in the past year (≈37/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include National Friends of Chess 2026 Over 2000, NIGERIA NATIONAL OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025, and FIDE Grand Swiss 2025. Also played 3 rapid (including OLOJO FESTIVAL 7th WORLD CHESS TOURNAMENT 2025) and 6 blitz events (including JONATHAN ODEGA MEMORIAL BLITZ CHESS TOURNAMENT 2025) recently. He reached #2 nationally in Jul 2025 and has been in top 3 for 13 months and counting.
Awarded CM in 2025 (age 22). At junior level, he reached #1, #2 and #2 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2271
Standard
Rpd2058·Blz2187
All-time high
2301
−30 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 23
Jan 2026 · age 23
Activity
46
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
42 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#3
#3 · NGR players · of 462
National top 3 since May 2025
National top 3 since May 2025
Career timeline
16 entries2026
13 months in national top 3 (ongoing)
longest streak 13 months · since May 2025
May 2026
Crossed 2300
at age 23
Jan 2026
All-time peak 2301
at age 23 · −30 from today
Jan 2026
2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 22
Dec 2025
Peak national rank: #2
at age 22 · rated 2287
Jul 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 22
May 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+6
2265 → 2271
Tournaments
5
63 games
Score
25/ 6339.7%
32W14D17L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #13 | 2160 | -30.4 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 7/10 | #2 | 2362 | +22.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1/11 | #116 | 2190 | -12.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/7 | #2 | 2303 | +4.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6/5 | #14 | 2841 | +22.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDenyefa Callistus EYETONGHANFM
🇳🇬NGR·2279
+8 −7 =6
21 games·last met May 2026
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vsOluwafemi Daniel BalogunIM
🇳🇬NGR·2226
+5 −3 =5
13 games·last met May 2026
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vsToluwanimi OKEMAKINDECM
🇳🇬NGR·2127
+2 −5 =6
13 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsAbdulrahman Akintoye ABDULRAHEEMFM
🇳🇬NGR·2365
+2 −6 =4
12 games·last met May 2026
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vsOluwadurotimi Opeoluwa LAPITE
🇳🇬NGR·2223
+5 −0 =5
10 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
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Nigeria
#3
out of 879 players
Africa
#59
in continent
World
#5,039
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Nigeria
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| 3 | 2,271 | |
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Africa
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World
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