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Nshikokola, Mapalo
🇿🇲FIDE 8703442· Male· Zambia· Born in 1999
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Mapalo Nshikokola, a 27-year-old player, is rated 1877 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +69 Elo over the past 12 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include BCM Chess Championship 2025 - Open Section, The Travellers and tours 2025 Chess championship - Open Section, and Lusaka Open 2025 Chess Championship - Open Section.
At junior level, he reached #21 and #10 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1877
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1877
at best
Dec 2025 · age 26
Dec 2025 · age 26
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#53,963
#53,963 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2025
93rd 20-35 player nationally
at age 26 · rated 1877
Dec 2025
All-time peak 1877
at age 26
Dec 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 26
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+168 Elo)
1625 → 1793
Jun 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 24
Jan 2023
2020
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1604 → returned at 1654
Jan 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+69
1808 → 1877
Tournaments
3
22 games
Score
9.5/ 2243.2%
8W3D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/7 | #83 | 1868 | -17.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/6 | #51 | 1941 | +17.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/8 | #86 | 1934 | +25.6 |
Rankings
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Zambia
#187
out of 522 players
Africa
#1,639
in continent
World
#53,962
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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