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Simbeye, Kachinga
🇿🇲FIDE 8701997· Male· Zambia· Born in 1987
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Kachinga Simbeye, a 39-year-old player, is rated 1903. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 6 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent appearances: Kansashi Open Chess Championship - Open Section and Copperbelt Open Chess Championship - Open section. He had 3 career breaks: 13 months (2015–2016), 35 months (2021–2024) and 21 months (2024–2025). His peak of 2008 was reached at age 28 (Mar 2015, #37 nationally at the time).
Current rating
1903
Standard
Rpd1878·Blz—
All-time high
2008
−105 pts below
Mar 2015 · age 28
Mar 2015 · age 28
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#47,387
#47,387 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+44 Elo)
1861 → 1905
Mar 2024
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 1841 → returned at 1898
Feb 2024
2021
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1861 → returned at 1841
Feb 2021
2018
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 31
Feb 2018
2015
Peak national rank: #37
at age 28 · rated 2008
Mar 2015
Crossed 2000
at age 28
Mar 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-2
1905 → 1903
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
6.5/ 1350.0%
6W1D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/6 | #23 | 1955 | +5.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/6 | #25 | 1981 | -6.8 |
Rankings
/
Zambia
#165
out of 522 players
Africa
#1,384
in continent
World
#47,386
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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