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EZEANYA, Ikechukwu
🇳🇬FIDE 8503982· Male· Nigeria· Born in 1987
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Ikechukwu Ezeanya, a 39-year-old player, is rated 1903 — just 22 short of his peak of 1925 (Jul 2016, age 29). He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 9 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include NIGERIA NATIONAL OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIERS, 2nd ABUJA CLOSED CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS, and NORTH WEST NCF ZONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP. 2025. Also played 2 rapid (including CHIEF JUSTICE ZALIKA RATED) and 1 blitz events (including NIGERIA NATIONAL MEN BLITZ CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 27 months (2016–2018) and 41 months (2018–2022, COVID-19 included). He reached #76 nationally in Jun 2017.
Current rating
1903
Standard
Rpd1971·Blz1953
All-time high
1925
−22 pts below
Jul 2016 · age 29
Jul 2016 · age 29
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#47,387
#47,387 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+98 Elo)
1807 → 1905
Aug 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 37
Aug 2024
2018
Inactive for 41 months
paused at 1895 → returned at 1891
Nov 2018
2017
Peak national rank: #76
at age 30 · rated 1925
Jun 2017
2016
All-time peak 1925
at age 29 · −22 from today
Jul 2016
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 1925 → returned at 1895
Jul 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+1
1902 → 1903
Tournaments
5
36 games
Score
19/ 3652.8%
16W6D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/9 | #18 | 1876 | -6.8 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1.5/3 | #14 | 1973 | +6.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 7/5 | #2 | 2632 | +24.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/2 | #37 | 2467 | -21.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/7 | #41 | 1999 | -2.2 |
Rankings
/
Nigeria
#152
out of 894 players
Africa
#1,384
in continent
World
#47,386
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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