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Okike, David
CM🇳🇬FIDE 8500134· Male· Nigeria· Born in 1960
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David Okike, a 66-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 2158 and ranked 15th among NGR players, and in the top 5% worldwide. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 20 months (2004–2006), 29 months (2010–2013) and 29 months (2022–2024). Recent appearance: 2025 British Championship: Over 50. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 British Championship: Second Blitz Open) recently. His peak of 2212 was reached at age 56 (Mar 2016); he also reached #3 nationally in Oct 2002 and spent 18 months in top 5.
Awarded CM in 2019 (age 59).
Current rating
2158
Standard
Rpd2143·Blz2163
All-time high
2212
−54 pts below
Mar 2016 · age 56
Mar 2016 · age 56
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#15
#15 · NGR players · of 480
18 months in National top 5 (2001–2013)
18 months in National top 5 (2001–2013)
Career timeline
23 entries2026
1st 65-70 player nationally
at age 66 · rated 2158
May 2026
2025
1st 60-65 player nationally
at age 65 · rated 2165
May 2025
2022
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 2157 → returned at 2165
Mar 2022
2019
CM title awardedCM
at age 59
Oct 2019
100 career games
at age 59
Jun 2019
2016
1st 55-60 player nationally
at age 56 · rated 2212
Mar 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-7
2165 → 2158
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
4.5/ 764.3%
3W3D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/7 | #12 | 2105 | -6.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJonathan Rubeck
🇬🇧ENG·1895
+3 −0 =2
5 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsKishan Pattni
🇬🇧ENG·1732
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsPeter J SowrayFM
🇬🇧ENG·2123
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Mar 2019
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vsMichael J Basmanm
🇬🇧ENG
+0 −2 =3
5 games·last met Aug 2016
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vsRobin W Haldane
🇬🇧ENG·1982
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Aug 2016
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Rankings
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Nigeria
#15
out of 894 players
Africa
#169
in continent
World
#10,700
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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