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IYOHA, Emmanuel
🇳🇬FIDE 8515069· Male· Nigeria· Born in 1999
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Emmanuel Iyoha, a 27-year-old player, is rated 2021 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +31 Elo over the past 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include National Friends of Chess 2026 2000 & Under, OLCC NATIONAL U-2000 CHESS TOURNAMENT 2025, and NIGERIA NATIONAL MEN TEAMS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025. Also played 2 rapid (including OLOJO FESTIVAL 7th WORLD CHESS TOURNAMENT 2025) and 4 blitz events (including JONATHAN ODEGA MEMORIAL BLITZ CHESS TOURNAMENT 2025) recently. He reached #63 nationally in May 2026.
Current rating
2021
Standard
Rpd1983·Blz1966
All-time high
2021
at best
May 2026 · age 27
May 2026 · age 27
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#24,429
#24,429 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
Peak national rank: #63
at age 27 · rated 2021
May 2026
Crossed 2000
at age 27
May 2026
All-time peak 2021
at age 27
May 2026
100 career games
at age 27
Feb 2026
2023
Best 12-month gain (+276 Elo)
1604 → 1880
Sep 2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 24
Sep 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+53
1968 → 2021
Tournaments
3
20 games
Score
14/ 2070.0%
12W4D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 2178 | +40.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6.5/9 | #2 | 2010 | +12.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 0/2 | #122 | 1155 | -21.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsClinton AKINROGUNDE
🇳🇬NGR·2003
+5 −0 =2
7 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsDenyefa Callistus EYETONGHANFM
🇳🇬NGR·2256
+1 −4 =2
7 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsBridget MICHAELWIM
🇳🇬NGR·1994
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsJoy Idara EMMANUEL
🇳🇬NGR·2175
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsTennyson Ewomazino OlisaCM
🇳🇬NGR·2283
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Nigeria
#66
out of 894 players
Africa
#540
in continent
World
#24,429
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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