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Mumba, Micheal
🇿🇲FIDE 8702160· Male· Zambia· Born in 1986
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Micheal Mumba, a 40-year-old player, is rated 1843 — just 1 short of his peak of 1844 (Mar 2024, age 38). He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and took a 79-month break between Aug 2019 and Apr 2026. Recent appearance: 2026 HKS Open Chess Tournament - Open section. He reached #89 nationally in Jul 2016.
Current rating
1843
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1844
−1 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 38
Mar 2024 · age 38
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#63,391
#63,391 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2024
Crossed 1800
at age 38
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1844
at age 38 · −1 from today
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 79 months
paused at 1740 → returned at 1843
Aug 2019
Best 12-month gain (+51 Elo)
1700 → 1751
Mar 2019
2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 31
May 2017
2016
Peak national rank: #89
at age 30 · rated 1747
Jul 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-1
1844 → 1843
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
3/ 837.5%
2W2D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/8 | #49 | 1859 | -1.0 |
Rankings
/
Zambia
#228
out of 522 players
Africa
#2,030
in continent
World
#63,390
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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