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Olanrewaju Ajibola (born 1975) is a Nigerian chess player.

Chess career

He represented Nigeria in the 39th Chess Olympiad, scoring 4/9 on board 2.

In March 2020, he won the Zone 4.2 Individual Open Chess Championship, winning the blitz and rapid sections as well as the classical.

He qualified for the Chess World Cup 2021 where he was defeated 2-0 by Alexey Sarana in the first round.

Personal life

He graduated from the Federal University of Technology, Akure.

References

1. "OlimpBase :: 39th Chess Olympiad, Khanty-Mansiysk 2010, Nigeria". www.olimpbase.org. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
2. Masala, Kenya Chess (2020-03-30). "Ajibola Olanrewaju Wins Zone 4.2 Chess Championship". Kenya Chess Masala. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
3. "Tournament tree — FIDE World Cup 2021". worldcup.fide.com. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
4. Babatunde, Ogunsiku (2020-06-03). "Player Profiling: IM (Elect) Ajibola Olanrewaju". Africa Chess Media. Retrieved 2021-07-28.

External links

• Olanrewaju Ajibola rating card at FIDE
• Olanrewaju Ajibola player profile and games at Chessgames.com
• Olanrewaju Ajibola games at 365Chess.com

• 1975 births
• Living people
• Nigerian chess players
• Chess Olympiad competitors
• Federal University of Technology Akure alumni