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Ngonga Bornface

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FIDEFIDE 8701890· Male· Zambia· Born in 1987

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Ngonga Bornface, a 39-year-old player, is rated 2107 and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2095 and 2127 over the past 2 years. 14 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2nd Annual Loft Chess Tournament - Open section and Kansashi Open Chess Championship - Open Section. He had 3 career breaks: 13 months (2014–2015), 23 months (2019–2021, COVID-19 included) and 20 months (2021–2022). His peak of 2171 was reached at age 30 (Jun 2017); he also reached #8 nationally in Jun 2014.

Previously known as Bornface Ng`onga (until Oct 2016).

Current rating

2107

Standard

Rpd2097·Blz2100

All-time high

2171

−64 pts below
Jun 2017 · age 30

Activity

27

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 7%

#14,758 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

16 entries
2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 39
Jan 2026
2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 37
Apr 2024
2021
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 2106 → returned at 2104
Feb 2021
2019
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 2112 → returned at 2106
Feb 2019
2017
100 career games
at age 30
Nov 2017
Best 12-month gain (+99 Elo)
2072 → 2171
Aug 2017

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Micheal Kaoma 2,216
2nd Annual Loft Chess Tournament - Open section · Dec 2025 · +3.0 Elo
Evolution
+12
2095 → 2107
Tournaments
2
14 games
Score
9/ 1464.3%
8W2D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2nd Annual Loft Chess Tournament - Open section
Open Swiss
Dec 20255/8#102092+1.6
Kansashi Open Chess Championship - Open Section
Open Swiss
Dec 20254/6#92144+10.6

Rankings

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Zambia
#31
out of 534 players
Africa
#265
in continent
World
#14,758
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Zambia
1
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2
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2,316
2
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2,316
4
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2,310
5
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2,280
6
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2,247
7
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2,231
8
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2,217
9
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2,215
10
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2,212
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Africa
1
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2,627
2
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2,580
3
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2,502
4
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2,493
5
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2,467
6
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2,453
7
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2,442
8
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2,441
9
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2,414
10
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2,412
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World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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14758🇿🇲Ngonga Bornface2,107