| Ochuko Emuakpeje | |
| Full Name: | Ochuko Raphael Emuakpeje |
| Country: | Nigeria |
| Birth Place: | Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria |
| Peakrating: | 2272 (February 2016) |
| Rating: | 2161 (June 2018) |
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]