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Chitula , Barnabas
🇿🇲FIDE 8702705· Male· Zambia· Born in 1992
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Barnabas Chitula, a 34-year-old player, is rated 1915 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 16 months (2018–2019), 34 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 25 months (2022–2025). Recent appearance: BCM Chess Championship 2025 - Open Section.
Current rating
1915
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1915
at best
Mar 2024 · age 32
Mar 2024 · age 32
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#44,461
#44,461 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 33
Jan 2025
2024
All-time peak 1915
at age 32
Mar 2024
2023
62nd 20-35 player nationally
at age 31 · rated 1859
Oct 2023
2022
Best 12-month gain (+67 Elo)
1792 → 1859
Nov 2022
Re-crossed 1800
at age 30
Nov 2022
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 1859 → returned at 1897
Nov 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+18
1897 → 1915
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
3.5/ 750.0%
3W1D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/7 | #57 | 1954 | +11.8 |
Rankings
/
Zambia
#153
out of 522 players
Africa
#1,257
in continent
World
#44,460
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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