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NAMARWA, Mercy Iliya
🇳🇬FIDE 8532362· Female· Nigeria· Born in 2003
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Mercy Iliya Namarwa, a 23-year-old player, is rated 1704 — just 10 short of her peak of 1714 (Dec 2025, age 22). She is progressing steadily with +54 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include National Friends of Chess 2026 Female, NIGERIA NATIONAL WOMEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIERS 2025, and NORTH CENTRAL ZONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025. Also played 4 rapid (including 1ST BENIN CITY U25 RAPID CHESS TOURNAMENT, 2026) and 1 blitz events (including NIGERIA NATIONAL WOMEN BLITZ CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025) recently.
Current rating
1704
Standard
Rpd1789·Blz1637
All-time high
1714
−10 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 22
Dec 2025 · age 22
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#108,530
#108,530 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+65 Elo)
1649 → 1714
Dec 2025
All-time peak 1714
at age 22 · −10 from today
Dec 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 22
Dec 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 21
Nov 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 21
Nov 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 21
Nov 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+88
1616 → 1704
Tournaments
5
48 games
Score
23.5/ 4849.0%
26W7D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMiracle Obiamakachukwu AGBAZUE1,729·NIGERIA NATIONAL WOMEN TEAMS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025·R2·-13.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/6 | #31 | 2035 | -10.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/9 | #8 | 1793 | +72.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/3 | #26 | 2772 | +26.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6/2 | #67 | 2571 | -26.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3.5/2 | #49 | 2864 | -7.6 |
Rankings
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Nigeria
#374
out of 894 players
Africa
#4,116
in continent
World
#108,527
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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Africa
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World
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