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NWOKOCHA, John Ikedichi
🇳🇬FIDE 8510156· Male· Nigeria· Born in 1990
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John Ikedichi Nwokocha, a 36-year-old player, is rated 1890 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +20 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent appearance: The North Central Zone Open Monthly Classical Chess Tournament May 2026. Also played 1 rapid event (including ZALIKA FIDE RATED RAPID CHESS TOURNAMENT NOVEMBER 2025) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 36 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included), 20 months (2022–2024) and 21 months (2024–2026). He reached #96 nationally in Jul 2019.
Current rating
1890
Standard
Rpd1973·Blz—
All-time high
1890
at best
Jun 2026 · age 36
Jun 2026 · age 36
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#50,574
#50,574 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
All-time peak 1890
at age 36
Jun 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+70 Elo)
1800 → 1870
Aug 2024
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 1870 → returned at 1890
Aug 2024
2022
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1800 → returned at 1870
Nov 2022
Return after 31-month break
back at 1800
Nov 2022
2019
Inactive for 36 months
paused at 1828 → returned at 1800
Oct 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+20
1870 → 1890
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
6.5/ 1350.0%
6W1D6L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsUgochukwu OGUEJIOFOR1,914·The North Central Zone Open Monthly Classical Chess Tournament May 2026·R3·+21.4
2.[W]vsAdesoji Anthony ADEGBIE1,886·NCF North Central Zone Monthly Classical Chess Tournament April 2026·R4·+19.8
3.[W]vsSamuel OJIKUTU1,832·NCF North Central Zone Monthly Classical Chess Tournament April 2026·R7·+16.7
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsOnyedikachi Williams IWUAGWU1,746·The North Central Zone Open Monthly Classical Chess Tournament May 2026·R5·-27.8
2.[L]vsAliyu Abdulyazid1,891·NCF North Central Zone Monthly Classical Chess Tournament April 2026·R9·-19.9
3.[L]vsUgochukwu OGUEJIOFOR1,914·NCF North Central Zone Monthly Classical Chess Tournament April 2026·R8·-18.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 2/4 | #15 | 1827 | -7.2 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/8 | #7 | 1929 | +26.8 |
Rankings
/
Nigeria
#160
out of 894 players
Africa
#1,513
in continent
World
#50,573
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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