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Jilowa, William
🇿🇲FIDE 8705372· Male· Zambia· Born in 1982
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William Jilowa, a 44-year-old player, is rated 2050 — just 13 short of his peak of 2063 (Dec 2025, age 43) and sitting in the top 10% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 10 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent appearances: Silverest Open Chess Championship - 0pen Section and Lusaka Open 2025 Chess Championship - Open Section. Also played 1 rapid event (including LPCA-YOFOSO ACADEMY RAPID TOURNAMENT -OPEN SECTION) recently. He took a 83-month break between Jan 2018 and Jan 2025. He reached #38 nationally in Oct 2025.
Current rating
2050
Standard
Rpd1942·Blz—
All-time high
2063
−13 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 43
Dec 2025 · age 43
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 10%
#20,788 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2025
3rd 40-45 player nationally
at age 43 · rated 2063
Dec 2025
Best 12-month gain (+81 Elo)
1982 → 2063
Dec 2025
All-time peak 2063
at age 43 · −13 from today
Dec 2025
Peak national rank: #38
at age 43 · rated 2052
Oct 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 43
Sep 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 43
Feb 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+15
2035 → 2050
Tournaments
2
8 games
Score
4.5/ 856.3%
4W1D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/5 | #81 | 1968 | -13.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/3 | #117 | 2148 | +16.8 |
Rankings
/
Zambia
#54
out of 522 players
Africa
#424
in continent
World
#20,788
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Zambia
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