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NWALA, Emmanuel
🇳🇬FIDE 8508577· Male· Nigeria· Born in 1987
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Emmanuel Nwala, a 39-year-old player, is rated 1945. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and took a 15-month break between Jun 2018 and Oct 2019. Recent appearances: SOUTH SOUTH NCF ZONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP and NIGERIA NATIONAL MEN TEAMS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025. Also played 3 rapid (including DR. ALBERT OVIE RAPID CHESS TOURNAMENT AUGUST 2025) and 3 blitz events (including DR. ALBERT OVIE BLITZ CHESS TOURNAMENT AUGUST 2025) recently. His peak of 1984 was reached at age 32 (Oct 2019); he also reached #58 nationally in Aug 2017.
Current rating
1945
Standard
Rpd1999·Blz2000
All-time high
1984
−39 pts below
Oct 2019 · age 32
Oct 2019 · age 32
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#37,691
#37,691 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+96 Elo)
1870 → 1966
Mar 2024
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 35
Jan 2022
2019
All-time peak 1984
at age 32 · −39 from today
Oct 2019
2018
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1974 → returned at 1984
Jun 2018
2017
Peak national rank: #58
at age 30 · rated 1969
Aug 2017
Crossed 1800
at age 30
Jul 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+14
1931 → 1945
Tournaments
2
8 games
Score
5.5/ 868.8%
5W1D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/4 | #10 | 2768 | +13.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 1/2 | #99 | 1833 | -5.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsObubele KOKO
🇳🇬NGR·2001
+2 −1 =5
8 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsBomo Lovet KigighaFM
🇳🇬NGR·2287
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsAyebaenemibarakere Domo ALAGOA
🇳🇬NGR·2089
+0 −2 =4
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsMacdonald ONYEKWERE
🇳🇬NGR·2121
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsEbisinde Treasure EBIAKPO
🇳🇬NGR·1780
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
/
Nigeria
#118
out of 894 players
Africa
#1,014
in continent
World
#37,690
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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