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IM Oluwafemi Balogun

Full name

Oluwafemi Balogun

Born

1987 (age 38)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Nigeria

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 (2234) Oladapo Adu (2025)	1-0	43	2023
Oluwafemi Balogun (2236) Sasha Winston - Onyiah (2003)	1-0	54	2023
Oluwafemi Balogun (2236) Bamaiyi, Jerome Sulonee	1-0	25	2023
Oluwafemi Balogun (2235) OLADELE OLUWOLE (1947)	1-0	36	2023
Oluwafemi Balogun (2235) Mustapha Othman (2065)	1-0	45	2023
Oluwafemi Balogun (2235) Okhipo Bartholomew Emmanuel (2015)	1-0	43	2023
Oluwafemi Balogun (2234) Koko Obele	1-0	37	2023
Oluwafemi Balogun (2235) Alexandr Predke (2651)	0-1	31	2023
Oluwafemi Balogun (2234) Eyetonghan Denyefa Callistus (2175)	1-0	70	2023
Oluwafemi Balogun (2234) Ferdinand Tersee Nyuima (2178)	1-0	52	2023

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