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Nghipandulwa Silas
🇳🇦FIDE 15209644· Male· Namibia· Born in 2000
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Nghipandulwa Silas, a 26-year-old player, is rated 1719 — just 1 short of his peak of 1720 (Oct 2025, age 25). He is progressing steadily with +28 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent appearance: Bank Windhoek 2025 Namibia National Closed Chess Championship - Open 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. He reached #32 nationally in Dec 2025.
Current rating
1719
Standard
Rpd1736·Blz1833
All-time high
1720
−1 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 25
Oct 2025 · age 25
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#102,976
#102,976 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2025
Peak national rank: #32
at age 25 · rated 1719
Dec 2025
All-time peak 1720
at age 25 · −1 from today
Oct 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 25
Oct 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+235 Elo)
1481 → 1716
Apr 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 24
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 24
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+28
1691 → 1719
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
3/ 933.3%
2W2D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsJunior Nafimane Heita1,783·Bank Windhoek 2025 Namibia National Closed Chess Championship - Open Section·R1·-15.0
2.[L]vsBernhard Schwarz1,796·Bank Windhoek 2025 Namibia National Closed Chess Championship - Open Section·R4·-14.3
3.[L]vsGoodwill KhoaCM1,831·Bank Windhoek 2025 Namibia National Closed Chess Championship - Open Section·R9·-12.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/9 | #9 | 1709 | +2.8 |
Rankings
/
Namibia
#36
out of 156 players
Africa
#3,811
in continent
World
#102,975
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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