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Okechukwu A Iwu

Number of games in database: 26
Years covered: 2001 to 2017
Last FIDE rating: 2152
Highest rating achieved in database: 2210
Overall record: +8 -12 =6 (42.3%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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Most played openings
A46 Queen's Pawn Game (3 games)
A15 English (3 games)
C16 French, Winawer (3 games)
D16 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (2 games)
A43 Old Benoni (2 games)
B01 Scandinavian (2 games)
A12 English with b3 (2 games)
A04 Reti Opening (2 games)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 PRO Chess League (Pacific)
   N Rosenthal vs O Iwu (Jan-25-17) 1-0, rapid
   O Iwu vs A Ramirez Alvarez (Jan-25-17) 0-1, rapid
   Swiercz vs O Iwu (Jan-25-17) 1-0, rapid
   O Iwu vs Zherebukh (Jan-25-17) 1/2-1/2, rapid
   O Iwu vs M Sana (Jul-06-14) 1/2-1/2

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OKECHUKWU A IWU
(born 1973) United States of America

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 page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 26  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. C Blocker vs O Iwu 1-0392001Philadelphia NCCD16 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
2. T D Andrews vs O Iwu  ½-½692007Foxwoods OpenD12 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
3. P MacIntyre vs O Iwu  0-1262007Foxwoods OpenB01 Scandinavian
4. O Iwu vs E Yanayt  ½-½162007Foxwoods OpenE60 King's Indian Defense
5. O Iwu vs C Riordan  ½-½142007Foxwoods OpenA46 Queen's Pawn Game
6. O Iwu vs H Schacht  ½-½142007Foxwoods OpenD02 Queen's Pawn Game
7. D Rensch vs O Iwu  1-0282007Foxwoods OpenB01 Scandinavian
8. O Iwu vs D Gurevich  0-1312007National OpenA46 Queen's Pawn Game
9. M Ginsburg vs O Iwu 1-0282008Foxwoods OpenD16 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
10. O Iwu vs L Forget  1-0292008Foxwoods OpenA14 English
11. O Iwu vs T Moroney  1-0322008Foxwoods OpenA15 English
12. O Iwu vs E Rosen 1-0452008Foxwoods OpenA15 English
13. O Iwu vs I Figler  1-0212008Foxwoods OpenA09 Reti Opening
14. E Tate vs O Iwu 1-0382008NATIONAL OPENA03 Bird's Opening
15. Robson vs O Iwu 1-0292009Foxwoods OpenC16 French, Winawer
16. O Iwu vs J Casassa  1-0202009Foxwoods OpenA04 Reti Opening
17. S Uesugi vs O Iwu  1-0392009Foxwoods OpenA04 Reti Opening
18. O Iwu vs K Odeh 1-0212009Foxwoods OpenA12 English with b3
19. O Iwu vs M Thaler  1-0612009Foxwoods OpenA12 English with b3
20. A Morshedi vs O Iwu  1-0282009Foxwoods OpenC16 French, Winawer
21. O Iwu vs M Sana 0-1262011World OpenA46 Queen's Pawn Game
22. O Iwu vs M Sana ½-½682014World Open (2400A15 English
23. Swiercz vs O Iwu  1-0492017PRO Chess League (Pacific)C16 French, Winawer
24. O Iwu vs Zherebukh  ½-½322017PRO Chess League (Pacific)A43 Old Benoni
25. O Iwu vs A Ramirez Alvarez  0-1472017PRO Chess League (Pacific)A43 Old Benoni
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Kibitzer's Corner
Aug-13-08  myschkin: . . .
NM <Okechukwu Ane Iwu>

http://www.thechessdrum.net/drummaj...

Q: What methods did you use to become a chess master?

A: How long did it take? I was fortunate to be in a situation where there were many Master and Candidate Master level players around me. I played quite a few games with them, absorbing ideas from them along the way. This I supplemented by going over games of favourite players. I settled on a narrow opening repertoire, which allowed me to become comfortable with the resulting middlegame positions. But what I think earned me the most points, probably due to my playing style, was my time spent learning how to play the endgame. The ascent upwards was gradual: it took me about 4 yrs to go from the equivalent of USCF B-player to strong Expert, and another year or two before I got to a Master rating. Not a meteoric rise by any standard!

(the chessdrum, March 2004)

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