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Chikuse, Leslie
🇿🇲FIDE 8704040· Male· Zambia· Born in 1976
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Leslie Chikuse, a 50-year-old player, is rated 2053 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +36 Elo over the past 12 months. 40 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Silverest Open Chess Championship - 0pen Section, PCZ FLOWERS Open iii - Open Section, and Lusaka Open 2025 Chess Championship - Open Section. Also played 4 rapid (including Lemon Green Heroes and unity Rapid Tournament - Open section) and 1 blitz events (including GM LUBOSHA BLITZ TOURNAMENT) recently. His peak of 2208 was reached at age 38 (Nov 2014, #7 nationally at the time).
Current rating
2053
Standard
Rpd1965·Blz1965
All-time high
2208
−155 pts below
Nov 2014 · age 38
Nov 2014 · age 38
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
40 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 9%
#20,420 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
5th 45-50 player nationally
at age 50 · rated 2053
Jun 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 49
Jan 2025
2019
2nd 40-45 player nationally
at age 43 · rated 2176
Jul 2019
2018
100 career games
at age 42
Sep 2018
Best 12-month gain (+158 Elo)
1972 → 2130
May 2018
Re-crossed 2100
at age 42
Apr 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+36
2017 → 2053
Tournaments
3
26 games
Score
18.5/ 2671.2%
17W3D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 7/9 | #4 | 2215 | +48.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/8 | #13 | 2010 | -0.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/9 | #13 | 2111 | +23.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKennedy Katowa
🇿🇲ZAM·2059
+4 −2 =4
10 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsKelvin ChumfwaIM
🇿🇲ZAM·2209
+0 −6 =2
8 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsGeoffrey LuanjaFM
🇿🇲ZAM·2183
+0 −6 =2
8 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsWilliam Mwape
🇿🇲ZAM·2085
+3 −3 =1
7 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsRobson Kameya
🇿🇲ZAM·2084
+1 −4 =2
7 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
/
Zambia
#51
out of 522 players
Africa
#414
in continent
World
#20,420
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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