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Itembu, Linekela
🇳🇦FIDE 15204340· Female· Namibia· Born in 2009
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Linekela Itembu, a 17-year-old player, is rated 1506 — just 12 short of her peak of 1518 (Apr 2024, age 15). She plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 30 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 15 months (2022–2024). Recent appearance: Bank Windhoek 2026 Namibia National Closed Chess Championships - Open B-Section. Also played 1 rapid (including Bank Windhoek 2025 Namibia National Rapid Chess Championship - Women Section (Closed)) and 1 blitz events (including Bank Windhoek 2025 Namibia National Blitz Chess Championship - Women Section (Closed)) recently. She reached #47 nationally in Dec 2021.
At junior level, she reached #11, #3, #3 and #1 nationally in U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1506
Standard
Rpd1457·Blz1492
All-time high
1518
−12 pts below
Apr 2024 · age 15
Apr 2024 · age 15
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#183,439
#183,439 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
11th U18 player nationally
at age 17 · rated 1506
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 17
Apr 2026
2024
3rd U16 player nationally
at age 15 · rated 1518
Apr 2024
Best 12-month gain (+472 Elo)
1046 → 1518
Apr 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 15
Apr 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 15
Apr 2024
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 B-Sectionperf 2431 (+925) · 5.5/5 · #10
Top opponent
Bank Windhoek 2026 Namibia National Closed Chess Championships - Open B-Section · Feb 2026 · +11.2 Elo
Evolution
+41
1465 → 1506
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
5.5/ 961.1%
5W1D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/5 | #10 | 2431 | +40.8 |
Rankings
/
Namibia
#116
out of 163 players
Africa
#7,815
in continent
World
#183,388
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Namibia
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