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Chulu, Panku

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FIDEFIDE 8705356· Male· Zambia· Born in 1981

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Panku Chulu, a 45-year-old player, is rated 1845. He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 10 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent appearances: The Travellers and tours 2025 Chess championship - Open Section and Lusaka Open 2025 Chess Championship - Open Section. He had 2 career breaks: 36 months (2018–2021, COVID-19 included) and 45 months (2021–2024). His peak of 2087 was reached at age 35 (Aug 2016, #27 nationally at the time).

Current rating

1845

Standard

Rpd1861·Blz—

All-time high

2087

−242 pts below
Aug 2016 · age 35

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#62,840

#62,840 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

10 entries
2022
14th 40-45 player nationally
at age 41 · rated 1855
Apr 2022
2021
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 40
Feb 2021
Inactive for 45 months
paused at 1855 → returned at 1878
Feb 2021
2018
Inactive for 36 months
paused at 1982 → returned at 1855
Jan 2018
2016
Peak national rank: #27
at age 35 · rated 2087
Aug 2016
Crossed 2000
at age 35
Aug 2016

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Sitwala immanuel 1,740
The Travellers and tours 2025 Chess championship - Open Section · Sep 2025 · +7.4 Elo
Evolution
-26
1871 → 1845
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
5/ 1338.5%
5W0D8L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
The Travellers and tours 2025 Chess championship - Open Section
Open Swiss
Sep 20252/5#771763-11.2
Lusaka Open 2025 Chess Championship - Open Section
Open Swiss
Aug 20253/8#981740-29.0
Worst Elo result: Lusaka Open 2025 Chess Championship - Open Section (-29.0 Elo, finished #98).

Rankings

/
Zambia
#224
out of 522 players
Africa
#2,004
in continent
World
#62,839
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Zambia
1
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2
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2
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2,316
4
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2,313
5
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2,280
6
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2,247
7
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2,231
8
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2,217
9
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2,215
10
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2,212
...
224🇿🇲Chulu, Panku1,845
Africa
1
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2,628
2
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2,581
3
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2,502
4
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2,493
5
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2,464
6
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2,453
7
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2,443
8
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2,437
9
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2,425
10
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2,412
...
2004🇿🇲Chulu, Panku1,845
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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62839🇿🇲Chulu, Panku1,845