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Shimanya, Wellemina Ndinelago
🇳🇦FIDE 15209431· Female· Namibia· Born in 2014
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Wellemina Ndinelago Shimanya, a 12-year-old player, is rated 1546 — her current career high. She is progressing steadily with +71 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year. Recent appearances: Bank Windhoek - 2026 Namibia National Junior Closed Chess Championships Girls U12 and 2026 Namibia National Open Chess Championships Qualifiers (Women). She reached #96 nationally in Apr 2026.
At junior level, she reached #1 nationally in U12.
Current rating
1546
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1546
at best
Apr 2026 · age 12
Apr 2026 · age 12
Activity
36
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#167,873
#167,873 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
Peak national rank: #96
at age 12 · rated 1546
Apr 2026
1st U12 player nationally
at age 12 · rated 1546
Apr 2026
Best 12-month gain (+71 Elo)
1475 → 1546
Apr 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 12
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1546
at age 12
Apr 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 12
Mar 2026
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Bank Windhoek - 2026 Namibia National Junior Closed Chess Championships Girls U12 · Mar 2026 · +13.0 Elo
Evolution
+71
1475 → 1546
Tournaments
2
15 games
Score
9/ 1560.0%
8W2D5L
Top 2 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 5.5/3 | #1 | 1460 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/3 | #8 | 1358 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
Namibia
#101
out of 163 players
Africa
#7,120
in continent
World
#167,849
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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