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IZOKWU, Sylvester

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FIDEFIDE 8506078· Male· Nigeria· Born in 1985

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Sylvester Izokwu, a 41-year-old player, is rated 1872. He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 14 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent appearances: National Friends of Chess 2026 Over 2000 and Midechess Elite Chess Challenge. Also played 1 rapid (including VITAL SQUARES CHESS ACADEMY RAPID CHESS TOURNAMENT 2025) and 1 blitz events (including SOUTH WEST BLITZ CHESS TOURNAMENT) recently. He took a 41-month break between Nov 2018 and May 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2011 was reached at age 30 (Sep 2015); he also reached #55 nationally in Aug 2017.

Current rating

1872

Standard

Rpd1948·Blz1951

All-time high

2011

−139 pts below
Sep 2015 · age 30

Activity

13

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#55,305

#55,305 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

10 entries
2026
19th 40-45 player nationally
at age 41 · rated 1880
Apr 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+65 Elo)
1915 → 1980
May 2024
2018
Inactive for 41 months
paused at 1928 → returned at 1924
Nov 2018
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 33
Jan 2018
2017
Peak national rank: #55
at age 32 · rated 1977
Aug 2017
2015
Crossed 2000
at age 30
Sep 2015

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Japhet Adeoluwa LESTER-ADEDAPO 2,038
National Friends of Chess 2026 Over 2000 · Apr 2026 · +14.4 Elo
Evolution
-3
1875 → 1872
Tournaments
2
11 games
Score
4.5/ 1140.9%
4W1D6L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
National Friends of Chess 2026 Over 2000
Open Swiss
Apr 20262/7#431838-8.2
Midechess Elite Chess Challenge
Tournament
Jan 20262.5/4#41909+3.8

Rankings

/
Nigeria
#181
out of 894 players
Africa
#1,696
in continent
World
#55,304
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
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1
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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181🇳🇬IZOKWU, Sylvester1,872
Africa
1
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2,628
2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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2,443
8
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2,437
9
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2,425
10
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2,412
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1696🇳🇬IZOKWU, Sylvester1,872
World
1
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2
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4
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4
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6
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7
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8
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9
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9
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