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EMMANUEL, Joy Idara
🇳🇬FIDE 8513023· Male· Nigeria· Born in 2002
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Joy Idara Emmanuel, a 24-year-old player, is rated 2175 — just 14 short of his peak of 2189 (Dec 2025, age 23) and ranked 13th among NGR players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +28 Elo over the past 12 months. 41 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Nigeria Chess Olympiad Qualifiers 2026 Open, NIGERIA NATIONAL OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIERS, and BAYELSA 12-MAN MIXED INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT. Also played 1 rapid event (including 1ST BENIN CITY U25 RAPID CHESS TOURNAMENT, 2026) recently. He reached #11 nationally in Dec 2025.
At junior level, he reached #3 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2175
Standard
Rpd2093·Blz2003
All-time high
2189
−14 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 23
Dec 2025 · age 23
Activity
36
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
41 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#13
#13 · NGR players · of 480
Career timeline
10 entries2025
Peak national rank: #11
at age 23 · rated 2189
Dec 2025
All-time peak 2189
at age 23 · −14 from today
Dec 2025
2023
Re-crossed 2100
at age 21
Oct 2023
100 career games
at age 21
Oct 2023
2022
3rd U20 player nationally
at age 20 · rated 2141
Oct 2022
Best 12-month gain (+125 Elo)
2016 → 2141
Oct 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+30
2145 → 2175
Tournaments
5
45 games
Score
29.5/ 4565.6%
26W7D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 4/11 | #10 | 2147 | -13.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/9 | #5 | 2227 | +13.0 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 9.5/7 | #1 | 2743 | +6.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/7 | #5 | 2265 | +23.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5/7 | #11 | 2127 | -2.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsOdey Goodness EKUNKE
🇳🇬NGR·2280
+4 −5 =0
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsTennyson Ewomazino OlisaCM
🇳🇬NGR·2283
+1 −3 =3
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsToluwanimi OKEMAKINDECM
🇳🇬NGR·2127
+1 −1 =5
7 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsDenyefa Callistus EYETONGHANFM
🇳🇬NGR·2256
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsEmmanuel IYOHA
🇳🇬NGR·2021
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met Apr 2024
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Rankings
/
Nigeria
#13
out of 894 players
Africa
#142
in continent
World
#9,614
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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