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OKONKWO, Ifeanyi Walter
🇳🇬FIDE 8504130· Male· Nigeria· Born in 1987
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Ifeanyi Walter Okonkwo, a 39-year-old player, is rated 2006. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 12 months (2015–2016), 22 months (2016–2018) and 13 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: NIGERIA NATIONAL MEN TEAMS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025. Also played 1 blitz event (including National Friends of Chess 2026 Blitz) recently. His peak of 2068 was reached at age 29 (Feb 2016); he also reached #37 nationally in Oct 2020.
Current rating
2006
Standard
Rpd2062·Blz2016
All-time high
2068
−62 pts below
Feb 2016 · age 29
Feb 2016 · age 29
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#26,565
#26,565 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2025
100 career games
at age 38
Jul 2025
2024
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2015 → returned at 2006
May 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2000
at age 36
Dec 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2000
at age 35
Aug 2022
2020
Peak national rank: #37
at age 33 · rated 2029
Oct 2020
Best 12-month gain (+82 Elo)
1947 → 2029
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
0
2006 → 2006
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
1.5/ 530.0%
1W1D3L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsAbdulrahman Akintoye ABDULRAHEEMFM2,306·NIGERIA NATIONAL MEN TEAMS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025·R4·-3.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 1.5/5 | #77 | 1957 | -8.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
Rankings
/
Nigeria
#73
out of 894 players
Africa
#617
in continent
World
#26,565
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Nigeria
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| 73 | 2,006 | |
Africa
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| 617 | 2,006 | |
World
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