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Lusako, Shedrack
🇹🇿FIDE 21600538· Male· Tanzania· Born in 2003
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Shedrack Lusako, a 23-year-old player, is rated 1808 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +46 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include TANZANIA NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2026 - OPEN, 1st Urafiki Gambit (Poland-Tanzania Friendship Chess Tournament), and 5th JORDAN OPEN. Also played 3 rapid (including DonBosco 10th Anniversary Chess Tournament) and 2 blitz events (including DonBosco Oct Blitz Chess) recently. He took a 23-month break between May 2022 and May 2024. He reached #4 nationally in Feb 2026 and has been in top 10 for 25 months and counting.
At junior level, he reached #2, #2 and #2 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1808
Standard
Rpd1799·Blz1775
All-time high
1808
at best
Jun 2026 · age 23
Jun 2026 · age 23
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#73,816
#73,816 · players worldwide · of 218,279
National top 10 since Feb 2025
National top 10 since Feb 2025
Career timeline
12 entries2026
25 months in national top 10 (ongoing)
longest streak 17 months · since May 2024
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1808
at age 23
Jun 2026
Peak national rank: #4
at age 23 · rated 1806
Feb 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 23
Feb 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+245 Elo)
1532 → 1777
Oct 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 21
Oct 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+47
1761 → 1808
Tournaments
4
26 games
Score
19/ 2673.1%
14W10D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/7 | #8 | 2003 | +5.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/3 | #8 | 2530 | -6.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/2 | #2 | 2741 | +17.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6.5/6 | #3 | 2556 | +29.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsParsa Naser
🇹🇿TAN·1896
+7 −0 =2
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsVeer GandhiCM
🇹🇿TAN·1781
+3 −2 =3
8 games·last met May 2026
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vsMisambo Kilasa
🇹🇿TAN·1905
+3 −3 =1
7 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsRashid Mansour Sharif
🇹🇿TAN·1778
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsChael Nouidui
🇹🇿TAN
+5 −0 =1
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
/
Tanzania
#5
out of 44 players
Africa
#2,479
in continent
World
#73,815
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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World
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