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Chola, Midosantos
🇿🇲FIDE 8701113· Male· Zambia· Born in 1982
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Midosantos Chola, a 44-year-old player, is rated 2015. He has held steady between 2000 and 2050 for 7 months. 66 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 HKS Open Chess Tournament - Open section, Kansashi Open Chess Championship - Open Section, and BCM Chess Championship 2025 - Open Section. Also played 2 rapid events (including Lemon Green Heroes and unity Rapid Tournament - Open section) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 13 months (2012–2014) and 12 months (2021–2022). His peak of 2122 was reached at age 36 (Feb 2018); he also reached #13 nationally in Nov 2012.
Current rating
2015
Standard
Rpd2007·Blz2015
All-time high
2122
−107 pts below
Feb 2018 · age 36
Feb 2018 · age 36
Activity
50
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
59 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#25,266
#25,266 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 43
Dec 2025
4th 40-45 player nationally
at age 43 · rated 2041
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 42
Aug 2024
2021
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2001 → returned at 2012
Nov 2021
2019
100 career games
at age 37
Jan 2019
2018
All-time peak 2122
at age 36 · −107 from today
Feb 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-3
2018 → 2015
Tournaments
6
47 games
Score
26.5/ 4756.4%
26W1D20L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsPeter Samukumbi1,787·The Travellers and tours 2025 Chess championship - Open Section·R1·-15.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/8 | #32 | 1971 | -10.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/4 | #32 | 2878 | +6.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/8 | #24 | 1950 | -7.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/7 | #18 | 2064 | +13.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/9 | #27 | 1893 | -30.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/9 | #33 | 2026 | +4.4 |
Worst Elo result: The Travellers and tours 2025 Chess championship - Open Section (-30.4 Elo, finished #27).
Most-Played Opponents
vsTitus Mulenga
🇿🇲ZAM·1926
+5 −4 =3
12 games·last met Oct 2022
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vsKelvin ChumfwaIM
🇿🇲ZAM·2209
+4 −6 =1
11 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsRichmond PhiriIM
🇿🇲ZAM·2212
+1 −3 =4
8 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsKennedy Katowa
🇿🇲ZAM·2059
+3 −3 =2
8 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsMicheal Kaoma
🇿🇲ZAM·2157
+4 −4 =0
8 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
/
Zambia
#72
out of 522 players
Africa
#566
in continent
World
#25,266
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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