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Ndhlovu, Lahende

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FIDEFIDE 8700109· Male· Zambia· Born in 1969

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Lahende Ndhlovu, a 57-year-old player, is rated 2175 — just 25 short of his peak of 2200 (Jan 2001, age 32) and ranked 17th among ZAM players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: 2025 Newport Open. He reached #11 nationally in Oct 2025.

Current rating

2175

Standard

Rpd2169·Blz2157

All-time high

2200

−25 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 32

Activity

1

games / yr avg.

4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#17

#17 · ZAM players · of 497

Career timeline

10 entries
2025
Peak national rank: #11
at age 56 · rated 2175
Oct 2025
1st 55-60 player nationally
at age 56 · rated 2175
Sep 2025
2014
Return after 13-month break
back at 2200
Jan 2014
2012
Return after 21-month break
back at 2200
Aug 2012
2001
Crossed 2200
at age 32
Jan 2001
Crossed 2100
at age 32
Jan 2001

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Michael Ashworth 2,053
2025 Newport Open · Aug 2025 · +13.3 Elo
Evolution
-25
2200 → 2175
Tournaments
1
4 games
Score
2.5/ 462.5%
2W1D1L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsMichael Ashworth2,053·2025 Newport Open·R3·+13.3
2.[W]vsEmma Zihan Kong1,825·2025 Newport Open·R2·+4.7
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsZack NorrisCM2,035·2025 Newport Open·R5·-27.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025 Newport Open
Open Swiss
Aug 20252.5/4#92057-25.2
Worst Elo result: 2025 Newport Open (-25.2 Elo, finished #9).

Rankings

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Zambia
#17
out of 522 players
Africa
#142
in continent
World
#9,614
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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