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Itembu, Shali
🇳🇦FIDE 15205738· Male· Namibia· Born in 2010
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Shali Itembu, a 16-year-old player, is rated 1512. He has slipped back 53 Elo over the past 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Bank Windhoek 2026 Namibia National Closed Chess Championships - Open B-Section, 2026 Namibia National Open Chess Championships Qualifiers (Open), and Bank Windhoek 2025 Namibia National Chess Championship - B-Section. 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. His peak of 1630 was reached at age 15 (Oct 2025); he also reached #62 nationally in Aug 2025.
At junior level, he reached #2 and #4 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1512
Standard
Rpd1541·Blz1579
All-time high
1630
−118 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 15
Oct 2025 · age 15
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#180,133
#180,133 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2026
2nd U16 player nationally
at age 16 · rated 1629
Jan 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+126 Elo)
1504 → 1630
Oct 2025
All-time peak 1630
at age 15 · −118 from today
Oct 2025
Peak national rank: #62
at age 15 · rated 1629
Aug 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 15
Jul 2025
2024
4th U14 player nationally
at age 14 · rated 1549
Nov 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
Bank Windhoek 2025 Namibia National Chess Championship - B-Sectionperf 2510 (+881) · 5.5/5 · #9
Top opponent
Evolution
-56
1568 → 1512
Tournaments
4
34 games
Score
18.5/ 3454.4%
16W5D13L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAugust-John Mungunda1,741·Bank Windhoek 2025 Namibia National Junior Closed Chess Championships - Open under 16·R7·+27.7
2.[W]vsIsrael Shilongo1,634·2026 Namibia National Open Chess Championships Qualifiers (Open)·R5·+23.4
3.[W]vsMatjiua Kajovi1,687·Bank Windhoek 2025 Namibia National Chess Championship - B-Section·R5·+23.3
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/4 | #23 | 2462 | -63.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/7 | #22 | 1700 | -54.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/5 | #9 | 2510 | +28.8 |
Swiss | May 2025 | 5/4 | #2 | 2424 | +35.2 |
Worst Elo result: Bank Windhoek 2026 Namibia National Closed Chess Championships - Open B-Section (-63.2 Elo, finished #23).
Rankings
/
Namibia
#113
out of 156 players
Africa
#7,560
in continent
World
#180,086
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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