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ONOJA, Iyefu Joy
🇳🇬FIDE 8501181· Female· Nigeria· Born in 2004
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Iyefu Joy Onoja, a 22-year-old player, is rated 1977 — just 14 short of her peak of 1991 (Jan 2026, age 22). She has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 18 months. 42 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Nigeria Chess Olympiad Qualifiers 2026 Female, National Friends of Chess 2026 Female, and NIGERIA NATIONAL WOMEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025. Also played 3 blitz events (including JONATHAN ODEGA MEMORIAL BLITZ CHESS TOURNAMENT 2025) recently. She reached #75 nationally in May 2025.
At junior level, she reached #4, #2 and #1 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1977
Standard
Rpd1849·Blz1913
All-time high
1991
−14 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 22
Jan 2026 · age 22
Activity
40
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
42 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#31,310
#31,310 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
All-time peak 1991
at age 22 · −14 from today
Jan 2026
2025
Peak national rank: #75
at age 21 · rated 1986
May 2025
2024
4th U20 player nationally
at age 20 · rated 1947
Mar 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 19
Nov 2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2023
2022
2nd U18 player nationally
at age 18 · rated 1900
Dec 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-4
1981 → 1977
Tournaments
5
45 games
Score
27.5/ 4561.1%
22W11D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 4.5/9 | #5 | 1973 | -1.2 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #7 | 1924 | -14.0 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 6.5/11 | #4 | 2006 | +7.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/6 | #5 | 2134 | +1.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6.5/7 | #10 | 2287 | -5.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsToritsemuwa OfowinoWCM
🇳🇬NGR·1959
+3 −7 =6
16 games·last met May 2026
View head-to-head →
vsBridget MICHAELWIM
🇳🇬NGR·1994
+4 −6 =3
13 games·last met May 2026
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vsAzumi Ayisha SULEIMAN
🇳🇬NGR·2045
+4 −4 =3
11 games·last met May 2026
View head-to-head →
vsDeborah Ebimobo-ere QUICKPENWFM
🇳🇬NGR·2174
+3 −7 =1
11 games·last met May 2026
View head-to-head →
vsPeace Samson
🇳🇬NGR·1866
+3 −6 =1
10 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
Nigeria
#97
out of 894 players
Africa
#783
in continent
World
#31,309
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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