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Ndahangwapo, Heskiel
FM🇳🇦FIDE 15202020· Male· Namibia· Born in 2000
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Heskiel Ndahangwapo, a 26-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 2095 — just 17 short of his peak of 2112 (Apr 2026, age 26) and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2011 and 2112 over the past 2 years. 44 rated games in the past year (≈28/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 April Chess Challenge 2nd Edition - GRIT Elite (A), Bank Windhoek 2026 Namibia National Closed Chess Championships - Open Section, and FIDE World Cup 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including Bank Windhoek 2025 Namibia National Rapid Chess Championship - Open Section (Closed)) and 1 blitz events (including Bank Windhoek 2025 Namibia National Blitz Chess Championship - Open Section (Closed)) recently. He reached #2 nationally in Mar 2022 and has been in top 3 for 53 months and counting.
Awarded FM in 2025 (age 25) and CM in 2024 (age 24). At junior level, he reached #1 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2095
Standard
Rpd1946·Blz1994
All-time high
2112
−17 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 26
Apr 2026 · age 26
Activity
37
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
44 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 7%
#15,887 · players worldwide · of 218,279
National top 3 since Feb 2022
National top 3 since Feb 2022
Career timeline
13 entries2026
53 months in national top 3 (ongoing)
longest streak 53 months · since Feb 2022
Jun 2026
Crossed 2100
at age 26
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2112
at age 26 · −17 from today
Apr 2026
2025
FM title awardedFM
at age 25
Dec 2025
2024
CM title awardedCM
at age 24
Oct 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 23
Nov 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Best result
Bank Windhoek 2026 Namibia National Closed Chess Championships - Open Sectionperf 2228 (+116) · 7/8 · #2
Evolution
+12
2083 → 2095
Tournaments
5
33 games
Score
24/ 3372.7%
23W2D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsGoodwill KhoaCM1,831·Bank Windhoek 2025 Namibia National Closed Chess Championship - Open Section·R1·-16.1
3.[L]vsUatiavi Jossy Uapingene1,878·2026 April Chess Challenge 2nd Edition - GRIT Elite (A)·R4·-15.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 3.5/5 | #2 | 1928 | -17.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 7/8 | #2 | 2228 | +22.2 |
Knockout | Nov 2025 | 0/2 | R256 | 1837 | -3.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6/8 | #7 | 2041 | -13.0 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 2066 | -2.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsUatiavi Jossy Uapingene
🇳🇦NAM·1881
+9 −5 =2
16 games·last met May 2026
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vsBernhard Schwarz
🇳🇦NAM·1828
+13 −1 =1
15 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsGoodwill KhoaCM
🇳🇦NAM·1916
+7 −3 =0
10 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsLeonard Nghifikwa
🇳🇦NAM·1786
+6 −2 =2
10 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsDante M BeukesIM
🇳🇦NAM·2288
+2 −6 =1
9 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
/
Namibia
#2
out of 163 players
Africa
#288
in continent
World
#15,887
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Namibia
| 1 | 🇳🇦Follow Dante M BeukesTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,288 |
| 2 | 2,095 | |
| 3 | 🇳🇦Follow Charles EichabTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1,945 |
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| 5 | 🇳🇦Follow Goodwill KhoaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1,916 |
| 6 | 🇳🇦Follow Simon Hatwiikulipi ShidoloTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1,910 |
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| 8 | 🇳🇦Follow Otto NakapundaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1,897 |
| 9 | 🇳🇦Follow Uatiavi Jossy UapingeneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1,881 |
| 10 | 🇳🇦Follow Becker StefanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1,879 |
Africa
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| ... | ||
| 288 | 2,095 | |
World
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| 15887 | 2,095 | |