Format
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Mutambo, Webster
🇿🇲FIDE 8702462· Male· Zambia· Born in 1989
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Webster Mutambo, a 37-year-old player, is rated 1954. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 7 years. 22 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 HKS Open Chess Tournament - Open section, 2nd Annual Loft Chess Tournament - Open section, and The Travellers and tours 2025 Chess championship - Open Section. Also played 1 rapid event (including Lemon Green Heroes and unity Rapid Tournament - Open section) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2019–2020) and 35 months (2021–2024). His peak of 2085 was reached at age 27 (Aug 2016, #28 nationally at the time).
Current rating
1954
Standard
Rpd1995·Blz2082
All-time high
2085
−131 pts below
Aug 2016 · age 27
Aug 2016 · age 27
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#35,852
#35,852 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
100 career games
at age 36
Nov 2025
2021
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1954 → returned at 1964
Dec 2021
2019
Best 12-month gain (+43 Elo)
1943 → 1986
Oct 2019
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1986 → returned at 1993
Jan 2019
2017
Re-crossed 2000
at age 28
Apr 2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 28
Feb 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-10
1964 → 1954
Tournaments
3
24 games
Score
12/ 2450.0%
11W2D11L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsGershom Musende2,029·The Travellers and tours 2025 Chess championship - Open Section·R6·+11.9
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/7 | #45 | 1947 | -12.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/7 | #22 | 2083 | +2.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/8 | #37 | 1960 | -1.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsThomas ZuluCM
🇿🇲ZAM·2181
+3 −3 =1
7 games·last met Dec 2025
View head-to-head →
vsMicheal Kaoma
🇿🇲ZAM·2157
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Nov 2021
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vsPrince Daniel MulengaFM
🇿🇲ZAM·2217
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Dec 2019
View head-to-head →
vsNgonga Bornface
🇿🇲ZAM·2107
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Dec 2018
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Rankings
/
Zambia
#113
out of 522 players
Africa
#944
in continent
World
#35,851
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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