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IZUOGU, Mickey
🇳🇬FIDE 8509905· Male· Nigeria· Born in 1997
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Mickey Izuogu, a 29-year-old player, is rated 1942. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Midechess Elite Chess Challenge, OLCC NATIONAL U-2000 CHESS TOURNAMENT 2025, and NIGERIA NATIONAL MEN TEAMS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025. Also played 3 rapid (including OLOJO FESTIVAL 7th WORLD CHESS TOURNAMENT 2025) and 3 blitz events (including JONATHAN ODEGA MEMORIAL BLITZ CHESS TOURNAMENT 2025) recently. He took a 13-month break between Jun 2022 and Aug 2023. His peak of 2020 was reached at age 26 (Sep 2023); he also reached #49 nationally in Oct 2020.
Current rating
1942
Standard
Rpd2053·Blz1966
All-time high
2020
−78 pts below
Sep 2023 · age 26
Sep 2023 · age 26
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#38,328
#38,328 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 27
May 2024
2023
Best 12-month gain (+98 Elo)
1922 → 2020
Sep 2023
Crossed 2000
at age 26
Sep 2023
All-time peak 2020
at age 26 · −78 from today
Sep 2023
2022
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1922 → returned at 1965
Jun 2022
2020
Peak national rank: #49
at age 23 · rated 1949
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+10
1932 → 1942
Tournaments
3
19 games
Score
10.5/ 1955.3%
8W5D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tournament | Jan 2026 | 3.5/4 | #2 | 2158 | +17.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/7 | #11 | 2111 | -8.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 1/5 | #84 | 1727 | -32.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsOluwadurotimi Opeoluwa LAPITE
🇳🇬NGR·2228
+1 −4 =4
9 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsSamson OFUBU
🇳🇬NGR·1919
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsUdeme Dominic EDET
🇳🇬NGR·2141
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsOGUNDARE Okiki Favour
🇳🇬NGR·1701
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsOluwole OLADELE
🇳🇬NGR·1950
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Sep 2024
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Rankings
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Nigeria
#121
out of 894 players
Africa
#1,043
in continent
World
#38,327
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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