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Handjaba, Mclean
CM🇳🇦FIDE 15200515· Male· Namibia· Born in 1991
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Mclean Handjaba, a 35-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 1942. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 2 years. 14 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent appearance: Bank Windhoek 2025 Namibia Open. He had 2 career breaks: 34 months (2015–2017) and 12 months (2022–2023). His peak of 2139 was reached at age 23 (Aug 2014, #2 nationally at the time); he spent 13 months in top 3.
Awarded CM in 2014 (age 23).
Current rating
1942
Standard
Rpd1911·Blz1905
All-time high
2139
−197 pts below
Aug 2014 · age 23
Aug 2014 · age 23
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#38,328
#38,328 · players worldwide · of 218,279
13 months in National top 3 (2014–2022)
13 months in National top 3 (2014–2022)
Career timeline
13 entries2024
100 career games
at age 33
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+52 Elo)
1878 → 1930
Apr 2024
2022
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1884 → returned at 1878
Mar 2022
13 months in national top 3
since Aug 2014
Feb 2022
2018
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 27
May 2018
2015
Inactive for 34 months
paused at 2001 → returned at 1931
Jan 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+10
1932 → 1942
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
6/ 966.7%
6W0D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6/7 | #10 | 2280 | +15.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsUatiavi Jossy Uapingene
🇳🇦NAM·1881
+3 −4 =2
9 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsHeskiel NdahangwapoFM
🇳🇦NAM·2095
+0 −3 =4
7 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsSibusiso Angula
🇳🇦NAM·1781
+6 −0 =0
6 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsBecker Stefan
🇳🇦NAM·1879
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsBernhard Schwarz
🇳🇦NAM·1828
+4 −2 =0
6 games·last met May 2024
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Rankings
/
Namibia
#4
out of 163 players
Africa
#1,043
in continent
World
#38,327
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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