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AKINYEMI, David Olalekan
🇳🇬FIDE 8515778· Male· Nigeria· Born in 2003
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David Olalekan Akinyemi, a 23-year-old player, is rated 1882 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and took a 25-month break between Mar 2024 and May 2026. Recent appearance: National Friends of Chess 2026 2000 & Under. Also played 1 rapid event (including BKGC MONTHLY RAPID CHESS TOURNAMENT NOVEMBER 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached #18 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1882
Standard
Rpd1802·Blz—
All-time high
1882
at best
May 2026 · age 23
May 2026 · age 23
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#52,676
#52,676 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2026
63rd 20-35 player nationally
at age 23 · rated 1882
May 2026
All-time peak 1882
at age 23
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+172 Elo)
1669 → 1841
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 21
Mar 2024
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 1841 → returned at 1882
Mar 2024
2023
18th U20 player nationally
at age 20 · rated 1735
Dec 2023
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+41
1841 → 1882
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
6/ 966.7%
6W0D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/6 | #21 | 2646 | +41.2 |
Rankings
/
Nigeria
#164
out of 879 players
Africa
#1,584
in continent
World
#52,676
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Nigeria
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Africa
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World
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