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Midechess Elite Chess Challenge

Open SwissStandard

8 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 24 Jan 2026 to 25 Jan 2026 in Lagos, Nigeria. Top 10 Elo average was 1886, and top seed was Oladotun AKINSEYE (🇳🇬 NGR, 2046).

Efosa EVBUOMWAN (🇳🇬 NGR, 1952) won with 4.0/4, ahead of Mickey IZUOGU (3.5) and Oladotun AKINSEYE (3.0). EVBUOMWAN won solo starting round 3.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Daniel Olamide TAIWO (1853) beat Oladotun AKINSEYE (2046), a +193-point gap.

Location
🇳🇬Lagos, Nigeria
Dates
24 Jan 2026 → 25 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
o · 4 rounds
Top seed
🇳🇬Oladotun AKINSEYE2046
Avg top 10
1,886
Participants
8
Federations · 1 represented
🇳🇬Nigeria×8
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 4 rounds

Efosa EVBUOMWAN led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
4
2
1
1
1234R1R2R3R4
EVBUOMWAN4IZUOGU3.5AKINSEYE3IZOKWU2.5TAIWO1.5EVBUOMWAN1
R3–R4 · LEAD HELD

Efosa EVBUOMWAN held the sole lead from R3 through R4 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Efosa EVBUOMWAN 4 wins (R1–R4)Oladotun AKINSEYE 3 wins (R2–R4)

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1EVBUOMWAN, Efosa1952NGR+6N+5B+8N+7B4.03.03.03.002620+25.8
2IZUOGU, Mickey1932NGR+7N+6B=5N+8B3.53.03.02.252156+17.6
3AKINSEYE, Oladotun2046NGR−5N+8B+7N+6B3.03.03.01.502013-1.4
4IZOKWU, Sylvester1875NGR+8N=7B−6N+5B2.53.03.01.751915+3.8
5TAIWO, Daniel Olamide1853NGR+3B−1N=2B−4N1.510.513.04.751861+0.8
6EVBUOMWAN, Henry Oghogho1817NGR−1B−2N+4B−3N1.010.513.02.501755-12.4
7ADEKANYE, Adejuwon Arif1809NGR−2B=4N−3B−1N0.510.513.01.251626-30.8
8OBE, Amir Babatunde1802NGR−4B−3N−1B−2N0.010.513.00.001148-49.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets