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Tembo, Osward
🇿🇲FIDE 8702004· Male· Zambia· Born in 1977
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Osward Tembo, a 49-year-old player, is rated 1850. He has fluctuated between 1819 and 1939 over the past 2 years. 36 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Silverest Open Chess Championship - 0pen Section, The Travellers and tours 2025 Chess championship - Open Section, and Lusaka Open 2025 Chess Championship - Open Section. Also played 1 rapid event (including LPCA-YOFOSO ACADEMY RAPID TOURNAMENT - MADALAZ SECTION) recently. His peak of 2034 was reached at age 43 (Apr 2020); he also reached #35 nationally in Aug 2020.
Current rating
1850
Standard
Rpd1943·Blz—
All-time high
2034
−184 pts below
Apr 2020 · age 43
Apr 2020 · age 43
Activity
33
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#61,468
#61,468 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2024
9th 45-50 player nationally
at age 47 · rated 1939
Nov 2024
2021
100 career games
at age 44
Feb 2021
2020
8th 40-45 player nationally
at age 43 · rated 2034
Oct 2020
Peak national rank: #35
at age 43 · rated 2034
Aug 2020
Best 12-month gain (+115 Elo)
1919 → 2034
Aug 2020
Crossed 2000
at age 43
Apr 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-10
1860 → 1850
Tournaments
4
22 games
Score
7.5/ 2234.1%
4W7D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/8 | #56 | 1962 | +30.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1/4 | #90 | 1866 | +2.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1.5/5 | #126 | 1645 | -29.4 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 1/5 | #36 | 1723 | -18.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJoshua Mulauzi
🇿🇲ZAM·1942
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsGeoffrey LuanjaFM
🇿🇲ZAM·2183
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Oct 2022
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vsBanda Aaron
🇿🇲ZAM·1954
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsKabwe Timothy
🇿🇲ZAM·2215
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Dec 2023
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vsTebby Swatu
🇿🇲ZAM·2044
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Jul 2023
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Rankings
/
Zambia
#215
out of 522 players
Africa
#1,940
in continent
World
#61,467
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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