Format
NV
NWANKWO, Victor Chibuikem
🇳🇬FIDE 8513082· Male· Nigeria· Born in 2011
Follow Victor Chibuikem NWANKWOTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
Victor Chibuikem Nwankwo, a 15-year-old player, is rated 2025 — just 1 short of his peak of 2026 (Mar 2026, age 15). He is on a steady climb with +48 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include OLCC NATIONAL U-2000 CHESS TOURNAMENT 2025, NIGERIA NATIONAL YOUTH TEAMS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP (BOYS) 2025, and SOUTHWEST CHESS TOURNAMENT 2025. He reached #58 nationally in Jan 2025.
At junior level, he reached #2, #2 and #2 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2025
Standard
Rpd1946·Blz1878
All-time high
2026
−1 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 15
Mar 2026 · age 15
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#23,899
#23,899 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
All-time peak 2026
at age 15 · −1 from today
Mar 2026
2nd U16 player nationally
at age 15 · rated 2025
Feb 2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 15
Feb 2026
2025
Peak national rank: #58
at age 14 · rated 2004
Jan 2025
2nd U14 player nationally
at age 14 · rated 2004
Jan 2025
2024
Crossed 2000
at age 13
Oct 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+48
1977 → 2025
Tournaments
3
31 games
Score
20/ 3164.5%
21W7D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 7/9 | #1 | 2048 | +27.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 8.5/3 | #11 | 2577 | +11.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/5 | #41 | 2396 | +9.6 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Nigeria
#63
out of 894 players
Africa
#529
in continent
World
#23,899
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Nigeria
| 1 | 🇳🇬Follow Abdulrahman Akintoye ABDULRAHEEMTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,364 |
| 2 | 🇳🇬Follow Bomo Lovet KigighaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,287 |
| 3 | 🇳🇬Follow Tennyson Ewomazino OlisaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,283 |
| 4 | 🇳🇬Follow Odey Goodness EKUNKETrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,280 |
| 5 | 🇳🇬Follow Denyefa Callistus EYETONGHANTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,256 |
| 6 | 🇳🇬Follow Odion AIKHOJETrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,251 |
| 7 | 🇳🇬Follow Bartholomew Emmanuel OKHIPOTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,230 |
| 8 | 🇳🇬Follow Oluwadurotimi Opeoluwa LAPITETrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,228 |
| 9 | 🇳🇬Follow Oluwafemi Daniel BalogunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,220 |
| 10 | 🇳🇬Follow Ajibola OLANREWAJUTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,207 |
| ... | ||
| 63 | 2,025 | |
Africa
| 1 | 🇪🇬Follow Bassem AminTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,628 |
| 2 | 🇪🇬Follow Ahmed AdlyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,581 |
| 3 | 🇲🇦Follow Hicham HamdouchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,502 |
| 4 | 🇩🇿Follow Bilel BellahceneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,493 |
| 5 | 🇪🇬Follow Adham FawzyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,464 |
| 6 | 🇩🇿Follow Adlane ArabTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,453 |
| 7 | 🇪🇬Follow Samy ShokerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,443 |
| 8 | 🇲🇬Follow Fy Antenaina RakotomaharoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,437 |
| 9 | 🇩🇿Follow Aimen RizoukTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,425 |
| 10 | 🇪🇬Follow Ibrahim Hasan LabibTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,412 |
| ... | ||
| 529 | 2,025 | |
World
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,841 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 6 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,764 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳Follow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,761 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| 9 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| ... | ||
| 23899 | 2,025 | |