Ochuko Emuakpeje
Ochuko at Chess in the Park, Toronto, Canada, 15 October 2022
Full nameOchuko Raphael Emuakpeje
CountryNigeria
Born16 September 1983
Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria
TitleFide Instructor (2012)
FIDE rating2161 (2018)
Peak rating2272 (2016)

Ochuko Raphael Emuakpeje (born September 16, 1983) is a Nigerian Chess Player. He is a two-time former Nigeria National Chess Champion: He won the Nigeria National Chess Championship in 2010 and 2015.[1] Ochuko hails from Delta State, Nigeria. Ochuko taught himself to play chess in 1999. He has participated in many chess tournaments within Nigeria. He became a Certified FIDE Instructor[2] (FI) in 2012. In December 2014, he got his first FIDE rating (2114) and represented Nigeria at the World Chess Olympiad Baku 2016.[3] He was former Chess Coach at Delta State Chess Association. Ochuko is a Ph.D. candidate of Public Administration at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Emuakpeje wins NB int'l Open Chess Championship". Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. 2015-11-16. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
  2. ↑ "Emuakpeje, Ochuko". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
  3. ↑ "Baku Chess Olympiad". www.bakuchessolympiad.com. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  4. ↑ "Emuakpeje unseats Kigigha, wins N1m". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2015-11-17. Retrieved 2023-01-22.
  1. KIGIGHA, ADU, OFOWINO, OTHERS QUALIFY TO REPRESENT NIGERIA AT WORLD CHESS OLYMPIAD
  2. Emuakpeje unseats Kigigha, wins N1m
  3. Our best player is now 2239, and there’s more chess this Thursday!
  4. Ochuko Emuakpeje stats
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