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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 508

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

Last 12 months — 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 Norris2,035·2025 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 534 players
Africa
#146
in continent
World
#9,590
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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