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Ezra Paul Chambers
FM🇧🇮FIDE 20300204· Male· Burundi· Born in 2000
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Ezra Paul Chambers, a 26-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 2402 — just 8 short of his peak of 2410 (Feb 2026, age 26) and sitting in the top 1% of players worldwide. He is on a breakout run, having gained +112 Elo over the past 12 months. 84 rated games in the past year (≈57/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Israel National Team Championship 2026 5-7, Israeli Open Chess Championship 2026, and Israel National Team Championship 2026 1-4. Also played 2 rapid events (including Israeli Cup 2025) recently. He took a 14-month break between Oct 2014 and Jan 2016. He reached #1 nationally in Jun 2016 and has been #1 for 120 months and counting.
Awarded FM in 2016 (age 16). At junior level, he reached #1, #1, #1 and #1 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2402
Standard
Rpd2170·Blz2190
All-time high
2410
−8 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 26
Feb 2026 · age 26
Activity
83
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
83 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#1,634 · players worldwide · of 218,279
#1 nationally since Jun 2016
#1 nationally since Jun 2016
Career timeline
22 entries2026
120 months in National #1 (ongoing)
longest streak 120 months · since Jun 2016
Jun 2026
Crossed 2400
at age 26
Feb 2026
All-time peak 2410
at age 26 · −8 from today
Feb 2026
K-factor lowered to 10
at age 26
Feb 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 25
Sep 2025
2024
500 career games
at age 24
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+128
2274 → 2402
Tournaments
12
83 games
Score
58.5/ 8370.5%
48W21D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/3 | #98 | 2125 | -7.5 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 7/9 | #4 | 2476 | +39.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 3.5/4 | #3 | 2657 | +26.8 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1.5/4 | #2 | 2253 | -11.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 7/9 | #1 | 2395 | +8.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/5 | #7 | 2276 | -7.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6.5/9 | #9 | 2289 | -7.2 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/5 | #4 | 2402 | +11.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/9 | #52 | 2434 | +35.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/7 | #2 | 2191 | -1.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsElliott WinslowIM
🇺🇸USA·1976
+4 −1 =2
7 games·last met Sep 2021
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vsAndrei GurbanovIM
🇮🇱ISR·2225
+0 −4 =3
7 games·last met Apr 2017
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vsAvigdor BykhovskyGM
🇮🇱ISR·2301
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met Dec 2016
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vsEugene YanaytFM
🇺🇸USA·2125
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Dec 2022
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vsEnrico SevillanoGM
🇺🇸USA·2280
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Aug 2022
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Rankings
/
Burundi
#1
out of 20 players
Africa
#14
in continent
World
#1,634
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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