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Petrus, Festus Ndapandula
🇳🇦FIDE 15212254· Male· Namibia· Born in 1994
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Festus Ndapandula Petrus, a 32-year-old player, is rated 1750 — just 18 short of his peak of 1768 (Oct 2025, age 31). He is progressing steadily with +69 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2026 Namibia National Open Chess Championships Qualifiers (Open) and Bank Windhoek 2025 Namibia National Chess Championship - B-Section. He took a 15-month break between Apr 2024 and Aug 2025. He reached #20 nationally in Dec 2025.
Current rating
1750
Standard
Rpd1671·Blz—
All-time high
1768
−18 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 31
Oct 2025 · age 31
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#92,398
#92,398 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2025
Peak national rank: #20
at age 31 · rated 1768
Dec 2025
Best 12-month gain (+87 Elo)
1681 → 1768
Oct 2025
All-time peak 1768
at age 31 · −18 from today
Oct 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 30
Apr 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 30
Apr 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 30
Apr 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
Bank Windhoek 2025 Namibia National Chess Championship - B-Sectionperf 2526 (+791) · 6/6 · #3
Top opponent
Evolution
+69
1681 → 1750
Tournaments
2
11 games
Score
7.5/ 1168.2%
7W1D3L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsChristopher Ndoroma1,858·Bank Windhoek 2025 Namibia National Chess Championship - B-Section·R8·+26.8
2.[W]vsJunior Nafimane Heita1,803·2026 Namibia National Open Chess Championships Qualifiers (Open)·R2·+23.0
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsJoel-Pahukeni Shigwedha1,625·2026 Namibia National Open Chess Championships Qualifiers (Open)·R3·-27.0
2.[L]vsBecker Stefan1,662·Bank Windhoek 2025 Namibia National Chess Championship - B-Section·R6·-24.1
3.[L]vsDudley Noreseb1,834·Bank Windhoek 2025 Namibia National Chess Championship - B-Section·R3·-14.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1.5/3 | #23 | 1655 | -18.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/6 | #3 | 2526 | +54.0 |
Worst Elo result: 2026 Namibia National Open Chess Championships Qualifiers (Open) (-18.4 Elo, finished #23).
Rankings
/
Namibia
#25
out of 156 players
Africa
#3,302
in continent
World
#92,397
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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