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OYEPITAN, Joshua Ayodeji
🇳🇬FIDE 8513414· Male· Nigeria· Born in 1997
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Joshua Ayodeji Oyepitan, a 29-year-old player, is rated 2113 — just 15 short of his peak of 2128 (Dec 2025, age 28) and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2100 and 2150 for 9 months. 36 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include National Friends of Chess 2026 Over 2000, OLCC NATIONAL MASTERS CHESS TOURNAMENT 2025, and NIGERIA NATIONAL OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIERS. Also played 2 rapid (including OLOJO FESTIVAL 7th WORLD CHESS TOURNAMENT 2025) and 3 blitz events (including JONATHAN ODEGA MEMORIAL BLITZ CHESS TOURNAMENT 2025) recently. He took a 12-month break between Nov 2022 and Dec 2023. He reached #22 nationally in Sep 2024.
Current rating
2113
Standard
Rpd1998·Blz1994
All-time high
2128
−15 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 28
Dec 2025 · age 28
Activity
33
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 7%
#14,215 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
100 career games
at age 29
Jan 2026
2025
All-time peak 2128
at age 28 · −15 from today
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 28
Oct 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+122 Elo)
1989 → 2111
Dec 2024
Peak national rank: #22
at age 27 · rated 2111
Sep 2024
Crossed 2100
at age 27
Aug 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+18
2095 → 2113
Tournaments
5
37 games
Score
23.5/ 3763.5%
19W9D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #9 | 2129 | +6.6 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/8 | #7 | 2107 | -22.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/9 | #4 | 2189 | +21.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/7 | #4 | 2148 | +11.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 1.5/3 | #68 | 2058 | -2.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPromise OZIEGBE
🇳🇬NGR·2028
+3 −4 =0
7 games·last met May 2024
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vsBlessing Bayo AKPORHERHE
🇳🇬NGR·2018
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsDenyefa Callistus EYETONGHANFM
🇳🇬NGR·2256
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsJoseph SAMBO
🇳🇬NGR·2006
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsAjibola OLANREWAJU
🇳🇬NGR·2207
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
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Nigeria
#27
out of 894 players
Africa
#246
in continent
World
#14,215
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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World
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