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Munenga, Douglas D
FM🇿🇲FIDE 8700680· Male· Zambia· Born in 1993
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Douglas D Munenga, a 33-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 2280 and ranked 5th among ZAM players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has slipped back 38 Elo over the past 12 months. 89 rated games in the past year (≈43/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include PCZ FLOWERS OPEN 4th Edition - Elite Section, Silverest Open Chess Championship - Elite Section, and Forintos Gyozo Memorial GM-B. Also played 3 rapid events (including Silverest Chess Club Elite invitational Rapid Tournament -Elite section) recently. His peak of 2369 was reached at age 32 (Sep 2025, #1 nationally at the time); he spent 35 months in top 3.
Awarded FM in 2012 (age 19). Earned a IM norm at 27 World Summer Universiade M 2013. At junior level, he reached #1 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2280
Standard
Rpd2280·Blz2250
All-time high
2369
−89 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 32
Sep 2025 · age 32
Activity
54
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
89 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#5
#5 · ZAM players · of 508
35 months in National top 3 (2019–2025)
35 months in National top 3 (2019–2025)
Career timeline
15 entries2025
35 months in national top 3
longest streak 15 months · since Mar 2019
Dec 2025
Peak national rank: #1
at age 32 · rated 2369
Sep 2025
All-time peak 2369
at age 32 · −89 from today
Sep 2025
500 career games
at age 32
Jul 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2300
at age 31
Dec 2024
2018
Crossed 2300
at age 25
Nov 2018
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-38
2318 → 2280
Tournaments
8
68 games
Score
40.5/ 6859.6%
28W25D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/9 | #4 | 2208 | -19.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/9 | #4 | 2345 | +15.0 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 3/9 | #8 | 2281 | -10.8 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 2/9 | #10 | 2199 | -26.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/8 | #7 | 2238 | -25.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/9 | #3 | 2345 | -0.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 8/9 | #1 | 2429 | +10.0 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5.5/6 | #1 | 2681 | +41.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRichmond PhiriIM
🇿🇲ZAM·2212
+9 −7 =12
28 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsGillan BwalyaIM
🇿🇲ZAM·2310
+4 −11 =8
23 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsChitumbo MwaliIM
🇿🇲ZAM·2327
+9 −7 =4
20 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsPrince Daniel MulengaFM
🇿🇲ZAM·2217
+6 −3 =11
20 games·last met May 2025
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vsGeoffrey LuanjaFM
🇿🇲ZAM·2183
+6 −3 =9
18 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
/
Zambia
#5
out of 534 players
Africa
#57
in continent
World
#4,711
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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