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Heita, Junior Nafimane
🇳🇦FIDE 15210065· Male· Namibia· Born in 2006
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Junior Nafimane Heita, a 20-year-old player, is rated 1782 — just 24 short of his peak of 1806 (Oct 2025, age 19). He has fluctuated between 1639 and 1806 over the past 2 years. 37 rated games in the past year (≈34/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 Open. Also played 1 blitz event (including Bank Windhoek 2025 Namibian Open Blitz Chess Tournament) recently. He reached #17 nationally in Dec 2025.
At junior level, he reached #1 and #1 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1782
Standard
Rpd1638·Blz1616
All-time high
1806
−24 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 19
Oct 2025 · age 19
Activity
33
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
37 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#82,023
#82,023 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
100 career games
at age 20
Apr 2026
2025
Peak national rank: #17
at age 19 · rated 1803
Dec 2025
1st U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 1806
Oct 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 19
Oct 2025
All-time peak 1806
at age 19 · −24 from today
Oct 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
2026 Namibia National Open Chess Championships Qualifiers (Open)perf 2437 (+644) · 5/5 · #14
Top opponent
Evolution
-8
1790 → 1782
Tournaments
4
32 games
Score
20/ 3262.5%
16W8D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMbahimwa Muundjua1,626·Bank Windhoek 2026 Namibia National Closed Chess Championships - Open B-Section·R5·-14.2
2.[L]vsTuhafifa Pomwene Haipinge1,686·Bank Windhoek 2026 Namibia National Closed Chess Championships - Open B-Section·R7·-12.7
3.[L]vsFestus Ndapandula Petrus1,768·2026 Namibia National Open Chess Championships Qualifiers (Open)·R2·-10.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/7 | #3 | 1867 | -7.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/5 | #14 | 2437 | -11.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5/6 | #13 | 2048 | +6.6 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/9 | #4 | 1819 | +7.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHeskiel NdahangwapoFM
🇳🇦NAM·2095
+0 −7 =0
7 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsBecker Stefan
🇳🇦NAM·1879
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsJohannes Christiaan Cronje
🇳🇦NAM·1557
+3 −0 =2
5 games·last met Dec 2026
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vsMclean HandjabaCM
🇳🇦NAM·1942
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsBernhard Schwarz
🇳🇦NAM·1828
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Jul 2025
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Rankings
/
Namibia
#22
out of 163 players
Africa
#2,838
in continent
World
#82,021
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Namibia
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