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Shigwedha, Joel-Pahukeni
🇳🇦FIDE 15220940· Male· Namibia· Born in 2008
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Joel-Pahukeni Shigwedha, a 18-year-old player, is rated 1645 — just 14 short of his peak of 1659 (Feb 2026, age 18). He has fluctuated between 1625 and 1659 over the past 2 years. 22 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Bank Windhoek - 2026 Namibia National Junior Closed Chess Championships Open U18, 2026 Namibia National Open Chess Championships Qualifiers (Open), and Bank Windhoek 2025 Namibian Open - Junior Section. Also played 1 blitz event (including Bank Windhoek 2025 Namibian Open Blitz Chess Tournament) recently. He reached #50 nationally in Feb 2026.
At junior level, he reached #4 nationally in U18.
Current rating
1645
Standard
Rpd1523·Blz1649
All-time high
1659
−14 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 18
Feb 2026 · age 18
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#129,544
#129,544 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
7 entries2026
Peak national rank: #50
at age 18 · rated 1659
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1659
at age 18 · −14 from today
Feb 2026
2025
4th U18 player nationally
at age 17 · rated 1633
Sep 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 17
Aug 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 17
Aug 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 17
Aug 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
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Tournaments
4
33 games
Score
20/ 3360.6%
16W8D9L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsFestus Ndapandula Petrus1,768·2026 Namibia National Open Chess Championships Qualifiers (Open)·R3·+26.1
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsGenius Sihlahla1,534·Bank Windhoek 2025 Namibia National Chess Championship - B-Section·R4·-25.5
3.[L]vsMbahimwa Muundjua1,597·2026 Namibia National Open Chess Championships Qualifiers (Open)·R8·-23.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 4.5/4 | #4 | 2406 | -10.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/8 | #12 | 1793 | +32.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6/5 | #2 | 2330 | -9.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/5 | #8 | 1566 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
Namibia
#60
out of 156 players
Africa
#5,161
in continent
World
#129,538
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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