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Nyambe, Maketo
CM🇿🇲FIDE 8700915· Male· Zambia· Born in 1992
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Maketo Nyambe, a 34-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 2147 and ranked 22nd among ZAM players, and in the top 5% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +29 Elo over the past 12 months. 54 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include PCZ FLOWERS OPEN 4th Edition - Elite Section, Silverest Open Chess Championship - 0pen Section, and BCM Chess Championship 2025 - Elite Section. He had 4 career breaks: 12 months (2016–2017), 12 months (2018–2019), 19 months (2022–2023) and 14 months (2024–2025). His peak of 2233 was reached at age 24 (Jan 2016, #8 nationally at the time).
Awarded CM in 2016 (age 24).
Current rating
2147
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2233
−86 pts below
Jan 2016 · age 24
Jan 2016 · age 24
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
54 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#22
#22 · ZAM players · of 497
Career timeline
16 entries2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2118 → returned at 2108
Apr 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2100
at age 31
Sep 2023
2022
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2091 → returned at 2140
Jan 2022
2021
100 career games
at age 29
Feb 2021
2018
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2168 → returned at 2159
Jan 2018
2016
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2181 → returned at 2192
Nov 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+39
2108 → 2147
Tournaments
6
46 games
Score
25.5/ 4655.4%
20W11D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/8 | #5 | 2175 | +7.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/8 | #14 | 2206 | +16.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/8 | #10 | 2184 | +13.2 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/8 | #7 | 2164 | +10.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/8 | #31 | 2124 | +4.2 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2/6 | #10 | 2061 | -9.8 |
Hot streak: 5 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsKabwe Timothy
🇿🇲ZAM·2215
+1 −4 =3
8 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsGeoffrey LuanjaFM
🇿🇲ZAM·2183
+1 −3 =3
7 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsKantalamba Mushota
🇿🇲ZAM·2104
+2 −2 =3
7 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsMusonda CholaFM
🇿🇲ZAM·2131
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsMicheal Kaoma
🇿🇲ZAM·2157
+1 −0 =5
6 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
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Zambia
#22
out of 522 players
Africa
#184
in continent
World
#11,463
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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