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ZAM · 30 yrs · K=40 · Peak 1943 (Mar 2026)

Best performance: 2326 at 2026 MCA Welcome Tshwane (A)(Best of 2026)

World #=39083 live, down 622#38,461 publishedZambia #=125Africa #=1062among active players

Classical rating

1943

FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.

On FIDE’s list since Aug 2019

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Classical

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Classical rating 1830 to 1943 over the last 12 months; peak 1943 in March 2026.

Official rating by month

Each month: the rating, its change from the list before, and the rated games FIDE counted.

ListClassicalBlitz
Nov 20261943, 0, 0 games1866, 0, 0 games
Oct 20261943, 0, 0 games1866, 0, 0 games
Sep 20261943, 0, 0 games1866, 0, 0 games
Aug 20261943, 0, 0 games1866, 0, 0 games
Jul 20261943, 0, 0 games1866, 0, 0 games
Jun 20261943, 0, 0 games1866, 0, 0 games
May 20261943, 0, 0 games1866, 0, 0 games
Apr 20261943, 0, 0 games1866, 0, 0 games
Mar 20261943, +113, 5 games1866, 0, 0 games
Feb 20261830, 0, 0 games1866, 0, 0 games
Jan 20261830, 0, 0 games1866, 0, 0 games
Dec 20251830, 0, 0 games1866, 0, 0 games

Form · Classical

oldest → latest

Unbeaten in every game on record since Jan 24 (5: 4 wins, 1 draw). Games before 2020 are not all on record yet. That is the longest unbeaten run of 2026.

From 73 classical games on record, the latest on Jan 24.

Classical games since the November list

No rated classical games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)

Show gamesLast playedScore
2026 MCA Welcome Tshwane (A)Jan 24TPR 23264½/5

The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.

Best wins · Classical

From 23 rated classical games against rated opponents, 2011–2026

#OpponentRating
1, CM Benjamin Vincent Hercules, Jan 2026 · 2026 MCA Welcome Tshwane (A), 2092
2, CM Khanya Mazibuko, Jan 2026 · 2026 MCA Welcome Tshwane (A), 2069
3, Prince Chidembo, Jan 2026 · 2026 MCA Welcome Tshwane (A), 1909

Event timeline · Classical

9 events

Events before the current rating period show the performance, not a rating change.

Live events show the rating change; earlier events show the performance rating.

Performance rating by year

YearGamesScoreAvg oppTPR
202654½19602326
20182½1510—
201562½19311874
20112½1808—

Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.

Rated near Gift Bwalya · Classical

World

  1. #=39083Victor Chekwube ONUORAH1943.0
  2. #=39083Zhanjia Li1943.0
  3. #=39083Gift Bwalya1943.0
  4. #=39083Efford Chabala1943.0
  5. #=39083Ngomi Henry Chambula1943.0

Zambia

  1. #123Munthali Adrian1947.0
  2. #124Phiri I. Joseph1945.0
  3. #=125Gift Bwalya1943.0
  4. #=125Efford Chabala1943.0
  5. #=125Ngomi Henry Chambula1943.0

Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.