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NWIZU, Afamefuna Marcus

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FIDEFIDE 8504555· Male· Nigeria· Born in 1981

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Afamefuna Marcus Nwizu, a 45-year-old player, is rated 1892. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and took a 85-month break between Nov 2015 and Jan 2023. Recent appearance: NIGERIA NATIONAL MEN TEAMS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025. Also played 4 rapid (including CHIEF JUSTICE ZALIKA RATED) and 1 blitz events (including NIGERIA NATIONAL MEN BLITZ CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025) recently. His peak of 1980 was reached at age 43 (Aug 2024); he also reached #70 nationally in Feb 2025.

Current rating

1892

Standard

Rpd1918·Blz1911

All-time high

1980

−88 pts below
Aug 2024 · age 43

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#50,089

#50,089 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

8 entries
2025
6th 40-45 player nationally
at age 44 · rated 1980
Jun 2025
Peak national rank: #70
at age 44 · rated 1980
Feb 2025
2024
All-time peak 1980
at age 43 · −88 from today
Aug 2024
2023
Best 12-month gain (+139 Elo)
1808 → 1947
Jan 2023
2015
Inactive for 85 months
paused at 1808 → returned at 1947
Nov 2015
Crossed 1800
at age 34
Jul 2015

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Evolution
0
1892 → 1892

Last 12 months — tournaments

0 events

Most-Played Opponents

vsAnatoly Khoduk
🇺🇦UKR·2056
+1 −6 =0
7 games·last met Apr 2016
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vsJoshua ADEJOH
🇳🇬NGR·2067
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsKostyantyn Melnykov
🇺🇦UKR·1936
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Jul 2015
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vsYevgen Bolshunov
🇺🇦UKR·1862
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Jul 2015
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vsDmytro Scherbyna
🇺🇦UKR·2027
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met May 2015
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Rankings

/
Nigeria
#158
out of 894 players
Africa
#1,494
in continent
World
#50,088
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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