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OLA, Elijah Praise
🇳🇬FIDE 8535280· Male· Nigeria· Born in 2010
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Elijah Praise Ola, a 16-year-old player, is rated 1742 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +77 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include The North Central Zone Open Monthly Classical Chess Tournament May 2026, NIGERIA NATIONAL YOUTH TEAMS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP (BOYS) 2025, and NORTH WEST NCF ZONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP. 2025. Also played 1 rapid event (including CHESS HEIGHTS KADUMA MONTHLY JULY 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached #14 and #6 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1742
Standard
Rpd1745·Blz1679
All-time high
1742
at best
Jun 2026 · age 16
Jun 2026 · age 16
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#95,328
#95,328 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
14th U16 player nationally
at age 16 · rated 1742
Jun 2026
Best 12-month gain (+77 Elo)
1665 → 1742
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1742
at age 16
Jun 2026
2024
6th U14 player nationally
at age 14 · rated 1724
Jun 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 14
Jun 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 14
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+77
1665 → 1742
Tournaments
4
31 games
Score
18/ 3158.1%
16W4D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsJob AtaborCM1,951·The North Central Zone Open Monthly Classical Chess Tournament May 2026·R7·-9.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3/6 | #14 | 1961 | +34.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5.5/2 | #65 | 2985 | -26.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/5 | #8 | 2310 | +58.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/4 | #27 | 2744 | +10.4 |
Worst Elo result: NIGERIA NATIONAL YOUTH TEAMS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP (BOYS) 2025 (-26.4 Elo, finished #65).
Rankings
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Nigeria
#331
out of 894 players
Africa
#3,463
in continent
World
#95,326
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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| 331 | 1,742 | |
Africa
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| 3463 | 1,742 | |
World
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