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Mubita, Mwangelwa
🇿🇲FIDE 8704333· Male· Zambia· Born in 1990
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Mwangelwa Mubita, a 36-year-old player, is rated 1978. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 7 months. 37 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include PCZ FLOWERS OPEN 4th Edition - Elite Section, BCM Chess Championship 2025 - Open Section, and PCZ FLOWERS Open iii - Open Section. He had 3 career breaks: 20 months (2015–2017), 55 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included) and 16 months (2024–2025). His peak of 2029 was reached at age 35 (Oct 2025, #54 nationally at the time).
Current rating
1978
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1929
All-time high
2029
−51 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 35
Oct 2025 · age 35
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#31,128
#31,128 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
Peak national rank: #54
at age 35 · rated 2029
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 35
Oct 2025
All-time peak 2029
at age 35 · −51 from today
Oct 2025
2024
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1973 → returned at 1966
Feb 2024
2019
Inactive for 55 months
paused at 1981 → returned at 1973
Jun 2019
2018
Best 12-month gain (+201 Elo)
1799 → 2000
Jan 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+12
1966 → 1978
Tournaments
4
32 games
Score
17.5/ 3254.7%
15W5D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/8 | #9 | 1894 | -18.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/8 | #29 | 1827 | -32.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 7.5/9 | #2 | 2178 | +44.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/7 | #64 | 2067 | +19.4 |
Rankings
/
Zambia
#89
out of 522 players
Africa
#776
in continent
World
#31,127
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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Zambia
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