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UNWANA, Eugene Ekpoikong
FM🇳🇬FIDE 8502536· Male· Nigeria· Born in 1982
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Eugene Ekpoikong Unwana, a 44-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 2007. He has slipped back 39 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent appearances: National Friends of Chess 2026 Over 2000 and 31stAbuDhabiInternationalChess Festival-Open A. Also played 3 rapid (including WILD LIFE FARMS RAPID CHESS TOURNAMENT) and 4 blitz events (including 31st AbuDhabi International Chess Festival-Blitz - Open) recently. He took a 50-month break between Jan 2018 and Apr 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2321 was reached at age 33 (Apr 2015, #1 nationally at the time).
Awarded FM in 2015 (age 33) and CM in 2015 (age 33).
Current rating
2007
Standard
Rpd2149·Blz2061
All-time high
2321
−314 pts below
Apr 2015 · age 33
Apr 2015 · age 33
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#26,431
#26,431 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2023
4th 40-45 player nationally
at age 41 · rated 2133
Aug 2023
Re-crossed 2100
at age 41
May 2023
2018
Inactive for 50 months
paused at 2072 → returned at 2063
Jan 2018
2017
100 career games
at age 35
Nov 2017
2015
FM title awardedFM
at age 33
Jul 2015
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 33
Jul 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-39
2046 → 2007
Tournaments
2
14 games
Score
7/ 1450.0%
5W4D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/7 | #29 | 2028 | +4.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/7 | #142 | 1795 | -42.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAbimbola OSUNFUYIFM
🇳🇬NGR·2140
+5 −2 =1
8 games·last met Jul 2022
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vsObubele KOKO
🇳🇬NGR·2001
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsOluwafemi Daniel BalogunIM
🇳🇬NGR·2220
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsOchuko Emmanuel ONOVUGHEFM
🇳🇬NGR·2093
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Jul 2016
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vsOladapo ADUIM
🇳🇬NGR·2112
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Jul 2016
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Rankings
/
Nigeria
#72
out of 894 players
Africa
#608
in continent
World
#26,431
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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