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JT
Jilowa, Tito
🇿🇲FIDE 8701644· Male· Zambia· Born in 1987
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Tito Jilowa, a 39-year-old player, is rated 2092 and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +47 Elo over the past 12 months. 55 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 HKS Open Chess Tournament - Open section, BCM Chess Championship 2025 - Open Section, and The Travellers and tours 2025 Chess championship - Open Section. Also played 3 rapid events (including Silverest Chess Club Elite invitational Rapid Tournament -Elite section) recently. He took a 51-month break between Sep 2018 and Jan 2023 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2136 was reached at age 38 (Dec 2025); he also reached #18 nationally in Jan 2016.
Current rating
2092
Standard
Rpd2101·Blz—
All-time high
2136
−44 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 38
Dec 2025 · age 38
Activity
35
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
55 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 7%
#16,149 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+151 Elo)
1985 → 2136
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 38
Dec 2025
All-time peak 2136
at age 38 · −44 from today
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 38
Jan 2025
100 career games
at age 38
Jan 2025
2018
Inactive for 51 months
paused at 2028 → returned at 2066
Sep 2018
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 2161 (+79) · 6/8 · #11
Top opponent
Evolution
+47
2045 → 2092
Tournaments
4
33 games
Score
20.5/ 3362.1%
18W5D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/8 | #40 | 1915 | -44.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/8 | #7 | 2158 | +15.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6/8 | #11 | 2161 | +21.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/9 | #36 | 2116 | +16.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsThomas ZuluCM
🇿🇲ZAM·2181
+0 −3 =3
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsDouglas D MunengaFM
🇿🇲ZAM·2280
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsJustin Daka
🇿🇲ZAM·2194
+0 −4 =2
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsMupota Robert Chilufya
🇿🇲ZAM·1960
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsMicheal Kaoma
🇿🇲ZAM·2157
+0 −2 =3
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Zambia
#37
out of 522 players
Africa
#292
in continent
World
#16,149
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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