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Mulauzi, Joshua
🇿🇲FIDE 8700842· Male· Zambia· Born in 1996
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Joshua Mulauzi, a 30-year-old player, is rated 1942. He has fluctuated between 1918 and 1997 over the past 2 years. 54 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Silverest Open Chess Championship - 0pen Section, BCM Chess Championship 2025 - Open Section, and The Travellers and tours 2025 Chess championship - Open Section. Also played 1 rapid event (including Lemon Green Heroes and unity Rapid Tournament - Open section) recently. His peak of 2009 was reached at age 23 (Dec 2019); he also reached #23 nationally in Oct 2014.
At junior level, he reached #3 and #1 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1942
Standard
Rpd1908·Blz—
All-time high
2009
−67 pts below
Dec 2019 · age 23
Dec 2019 · age 23
Activity
33
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
54 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#38,328
#38,328 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+149 Elo)
1827 → 1976
Jan 2025
2020
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2006 → returned at 1980
Jan 2020
2019
All-time peak 2009
at age 23 · −67 from today
Dec 2019
Crossed 2000
at age 23
Jun 2019
2018
100 career games
at age 22
Sep 2018
2016
3rd U20 player nationally
at age 20 · rated 1911
Dec 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
The Travellers and tours 2025 Chess championship - Open Sectionperf 2318 (+321) · 5.5/6 · #19
Top opponent
Evolution
-13
1955 → 1942
Tournaments
4
33 games
Score
18.5/ 3356.1%
16W5D12L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsAlinaswe Sichone2,049·The Travellers and tours 2025 Chess championship - Open Section·R8·+11.5
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/8 | #57 | 1892 | -11.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/8 | #40 | 1825 | -35.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/6 | #19 | 2318 | +30.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/9 | #40 | 1985 | +10.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRobson Kameya
🇿🇲ZAM·2084
+3 −4 =1
8 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsKennedy Katowa
🇿🇲ZAM·2059
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsOsward Tembo
🇿🇲ZAM·1850
+4 −2 =0
6 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsGershom Musende
🇿🇲ZAM·2112
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsKela Kaulule SiameCM
🇿🇲ZAM·2210
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met Dec 2020
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Rankings
/
Zambia
#126
out of 522 players
Africa
#1,043
in continent
World
#38,327
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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