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NWACHUKWU, John
🇳🇬FIDE 8515026· Male· Nigeria· Born in 2010
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John Nwachukwu, a 16-year-old player, is rated 1822 — just 3 short of his peak of 1825 (Nov 2025, age 15). He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearances: NIGERIA NATIONAL YOUTH TEAMS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP (BOYS) 2025 and SOUTHWEST CHESS TOURNAMENT 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including WILD LIFE FARMS RAPID CHESS TOURNAMENT) and 1 blitz events (including WILD LIFE FARMS BLITZ CHESS TOURNAMENT) recently.
At junior level, he reached #6 and #6 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1822
Standard
Rpd1892·Blz1872
All-time high
1825
−3 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 15
Nov 2025 · age 15
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#69,558
#69,558 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
6th U16 player nationally
at age 16 · rated 1825
Jan 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+51 Elo)
1774 → 1825
Nov 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 15
Nov 2025
All-time peak 1825
at age 15 · −3 from today
Nov 2025
2024
6th U14 player nationally
at age 14 · rated 1774
Aug 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 14
Aug 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+34
1788 → 1822
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
11/ 1668.8%
10W2D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsToryila Promise TYOWASE1,771·NIGERIA NATIONAL YOUTH TEAMS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP (BOYS) 2025·R2·+16.9
2.[W]vsDaniel Olamide TAIWO1,735·NIGERIA NATIONAL YOUTH TEAMS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP (BOYS) 2025·R6·+14.9
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsChukwunonso Emmanuel OKWUOSA1,886·NIGERIA NATIONAL YOUTH TEAMS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP (BOYS) 2025·R9·-16.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 7.5/5 | #4 | 2607 | +48.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/4 | #88 | 2346 | -16.4 |
Rankings
/
Nigeria
#231
out of 894 players
Africa
#2,274
in continent
World
#69,557
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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World
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