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Mweya,Pinehas Tangeni
🇳🇦FIDE 15210707· Male· Namibia· Born in 2011
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Pinehas Tangeni Mweya, a 15-year-old player, is rated 1569 — just 27 short of his peak of 1596 (Oct 2025, age 14). He has held steady between 1550 and 1600 for 17 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 April Chess Challenge 2nd Edition - GRIT (B), Bank Windhoek - 2026 Namibia National Junior Closed Chess Championships Open U16, and 2026 Namibia National Open Chess Championships Qualifiers (Open). 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 #49 nationally in Oct 2023.
At junior level, he reached #4, #2 and #2 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1569
Standard
Rpd1507·Blz1510
All-time high
1596
−27 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 14
Oct 2025 · age 14
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#158,976
#158,976 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
4th U16 player nationally
at age 15 · rated 1595
Jan 2026
2025
All-time peak 1596
at age 14 · −27 from today
Oct 2025
2nd U14 player nationally
at age 14 · rated 1571
Feb 2025
Best 12-month gain (+423 Elo)
1148 → 1571
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1500
at age 13
May 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 13
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Bank Windhoek 2025 Namibia National Chess Championship - B-Sectionperf 2421 (+826) · 5.5/5 · #5
Top opponent
Evolution
+12
1557 → 1569
Tournaments
4
30 games
Score
17/ 3056.7%
13W8D9L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMatjiua Kajovi1,687·Bank Windhoek 2025 Namibia National Chess Championship - B-Section·R9·+25.2
3.[W]vsMatthew Cohen Kasonde1,550·2026 Namibia National Open Chess Championships Qualifiers (Open)·R9·+18.5
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsIsrael Shilongo1,634·2026 Namibia National Open Chess Championships Qualifiers (Open)·R8·-16.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 2/5 | #5 | 1554 | -6.4 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 4.5/4 | #5 | 2374 | -0.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/6 | #20 | 1947 | -19.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/5 | #5 | 2421 | +38.0 |
Worst Elo result: 2026 Namibia National Open Chess Championships Qualifiers (Open) (-19.2 Elo, finished #20).
Rankings
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Namibia
#96
out of 163 players
Africa
#6,710
in continent
World
#158,960
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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