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Mbatha, Constance
WFM🇿🇲FIDE 8700591· Female· Zambia· Born in 1986
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Constance Mbatha, a 40-year-old Woman FIDE Master, is rated 1824 — just 27 short of her peak of 1851 (Oct 2024, age 38). She has fluctuated between 1765 and 1851 over the past 2 years. 72 rated games in the past year (≈38/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 HKS Open Chess Tournament - Women section, Silverest Open Chess Championship - Women Section, and BCM Chess Championship 2025 - Women Section. Also played 2 rapid events (including Silverest Chess Club invitational Rapid Tournament -women section) recently. She had 2 career breaks: 21 months (2010–2012) and 14 months (2012–2014). She reached #11 nationally in Nov 2010.
Awarded WFM in 2022 (age 36) and WCM in 2014 (age 28).
Current rating
1824
Standard
Rpd1711·Blz1799
All-time high
1851
−27 pts below
Oct 2024 · age 38
Oct 2024 · age 38
Activity
66
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
72 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#68,981
#68,981 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
19 entries2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 40
Apr 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 39
Apr 2025
500 career games
at age 39
Feb 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+188 Elo)
1663 → 1851
Oct 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 38
Oct 2024
All-time peak 1851
at age 38 · −27 from today
Oct 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+26
1798 → 1824
Tournaments
11
84 games
Score
57.5/ 8468.5%
52W11D21L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6.5/8 | #2 | 1966 | +34.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/9 | #11 | 1759 | -6.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/7 | #6 | 1860 | +19.4 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 5.5/5 | #1 | 2440 | +24.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/7 | #8 | 1913 | -16.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/6 | #13 | 1607 | -27.8 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 8/2 | #2 | 2339 | +9.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/9 | #3 | 1807 | +10.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/6 | #11 | 1727 | -28.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6.5/7 | #4 | 2151 | +3.2 |
Worst Elo result: 2025 Cracking Series International Chess Challenge- Women Section (-28.0 Elo, finished #11).
Most-Played Opponents
vsLubuuto Bwalya MulwaleWCM
🇿🇲ZAM·1955
+9 −12 =11
32 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsMashane Mary
🇿🇲ZAM·1485
+25 −3 =1
29 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsNaomi Mwale
🇿🇲ZAM·1751
+15 −5 =7
27 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsBanda Maria
🇿🇲ZAM·1753
+17 −2 =7
26 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsKabamba Mulwale Bwalya
🇿🇲ZAM·1745
+11 −2 =10
23 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Zambia
#248
out of 522 players
Africa
#2,255
in continent
World
#68,980
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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