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IM Oluwafemi Balogun

Oluwafemi Balogun
Full name
Oluwafemi Balogun
Born
1987 (age 39)‎
Place of birth
Federation
Nigeria
Profiles
#3225
World Ranking
2212
Classical
2262
Rapid
2227
Blitz

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces
King's Indian Attack: Yugoslav Variation (7 games)
Réti Opening: King's Indian Attack, Symmetrical Defense (3 games)
King's Indian Attack (3 games)
Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf, English Attack (2 games)
Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian Variation (2 games)
Black Pieces
Pirc Defense: Main Line (10 games)
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto, Yugoslav, Kaválek-Bronstein, Kaválek Defense (4 games)
Modern Defense with 1.e4 (3 games)
English Opening: Anglo-Indian, King's Indian Defense (3 games)
King's Indian Defense (2 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Oluwafemi Balogun (2194)
Abiola Daniel FMAKINSEYE
½-½ 30 2025
Oluwafemi Balogun (2246)
Hapali Axel Moaye Ponou Angoula (1795)
1-0 29 2025
Oluwafemi Balogun (2246)
Kennedy Onokpite (2143)
1-0 74 2025
Oluwafemi Balogun (2246)
Amako Marc Arnold (1868)
1-0 42 2025
Oluwafemi Balogun (2194)
Odion Aikhoje (2280)
1-0 66 2025
Oluwafemi Balogun (2194)
Abdulraheem Abdulrahman Akintoye (2317)
0-1 52 2025
Oluwafemi Balogun (2246)
Oladapo Adu (2060)
½-½ 34 2025
Oluwafemi Balogun (2194)
Okhipo Bartholomew Emmanuel (2216)
½-½ 57 2025
Obioma Onuoha (2001)
Oluwafemi Balogun (2246)
½-½ 92 2025
Olisa Tennyson (2279)
Oluwafemi Balogun (2194)
1-0 44 2025
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