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Mwanza, Brian
🇿🇲FIDE 8704406· Male· Zambia· Born in 1980
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Brian Mwanza, a 46-year-old player, is rated 1709. He has slipped back 44 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Silverest Open Chess Championship - 0pen Section, The Travellers and tours 2025 Chess championship - Open Section, and Lusaka Open 2025 Chess Championship - Open Section. He took a 14-month break between Sep 2023 and Dec 2024. His peak of 1785 was reached at age 37 (Nov 2017).
Current rating
1709
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1785
−76 pts below
Nov 2017 · age 37
Nov 2017 · age 37
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#106,659
#106,659 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
34th 45-50 player nationally
at age 46 · rated 1725
Jan 2026
2024
100 career games
at age 44
Dec 2024
Best 12-month gain (+139 Elo)
1643 → 1782
Aug 2024
2023
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1637 → returned at 1737
Sep 2023
2022
30th 40-45 player nationally
at age 42 · rated 1663
Apr 2022
2020
32nd 35-40 player nationally
at age 40 · rated 1676
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-44
1753 → 1709
Tournaments
3
15 games
Score
2/ 1513.3%
1W2D12L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0.5/5 | #114 | 1531 | -16.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 0.5/4 | #92 | 1643 | -5.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1/4 | #150 | 1725 | -23.0 |
Rankings
/
Zambia
#363
out of 522 players
Africa
#4,000
in continent
World
#106,656
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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