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Kitalika, Nickson
🇹🇿FIDE 21602093· Male· Tanzania· Born in 1997
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Nickson Kitalika, a 29-year-old player, is rated 1600 — just 30 short of his peak of 1630 (Mar 2026, age 29). He has slipped back 30 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include TANZANIA NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2026 - OPEN, 1st Urafiki Gambit (Poland-Tanzania Friendship Chess Tournament), and 5th JORDAN OPEN. He reached #22 nationally in Mar 2026.
Current rating
1600
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1630
−30 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 29
Mar 2026 · age 29
Activity
84
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#147,034
#147,034 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2026
Peak national rank: #22
at age 29 · rated 1630
Mar 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 29
Mar 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 29
Mar 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 29
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1630
at age 29 · −30 from today
Mar 2026
First FIDE rating
1630 · at age 29
Mar 2026
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-30
1630 → 1600
Tournaments
3
15 games
Score
5.5/ 1536.7%
3W5D7L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsRashid Mansour Sharif1,762·1st Urafiki Gambit (Poland-Tanzania Friendship Chess Tournament)·R1·-12.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 1.5/2 | #32 | 1024 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #10 | 1448 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/2 | #7 | 1714 | 0.0 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Tanzania
#30
out of 44 players
Africa
#6,084
in continent
World
#147,022
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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