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Iwu, Okechukwu

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FIDEFIDE 2020718· Male· United States of America· Born in 1973

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Okechukwu Iwu, a 53-year-old American player, is rated 1991. He is progressing steadily with +28 Elo over the past 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈39/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 133rd Minnesota Open - Premier Section, 33rd Annual Midwest Class Championship - Premier, and 2025 South Dakota Governor's Cup. His peak of 2220 was reached at age 34 (Jul 2007).

Current rating

1991

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2220

−229 pts below
Jul 2007 · age 34

Activity

28

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#28,912

#28,912 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

19 entries
2024
24th American 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2007
May 2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 51
Mar 2024
2022
6-month rising streak
+29 Elo
May 2022
2020
18th American 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 2152
Oct 2020
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2152 → returned at 2121
Mar 2020
2019
500 career games
at age 46
May 2019

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
2025 South Dakota Governor's Cup
perf 2162 (+185) · 4/5 · #2
Top opponent
vs Joseph Longen 1,997
133rd Minnesota Open - Premier Section · Feb 2026 · +10.2 Elo
Evolution
+28
1963 → 1991
Tournaments
4
20 games
Score
11.5/ 2057.5%
10W3D7L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
133rd Minnesota Open - Premier Section
Swiss
Feb 20263.5/6#62073+11.8
33rd Annual Midwest Class Championship - Premier
Open Swiss
Oct 20252.5/5#172007+2.0
2025 South Dakota Governor's Cup
Open Swiss
Sep 20254/5#22162+21.8
18th Annual Chicago Class - Master
Open Swiss
Jul 20251.5/4#281911-7.8
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

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United States of America
#808
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#3,048
in continent
World
#28,912
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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4
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5
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2,728
6
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2,724
7
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2,718
8
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
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808🇺🇸Iwu, Okechukwu1,991
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
4
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
5
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
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2,718
8
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
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3048🇺🇸Iwu, Okechukwu1,991
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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28912🇺🇸Iwu, Okechukwu1,991