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Banda Maria

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FIDEFIDE 8705755· Female· Zambia· Born in 2003

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Banda Maria, a 23-year-old player, is rated 1753 — just 8 short of her peak of 1761 (Mar 2024, age 21). She has fluctuated between 1699 and 1760 over the past 2 years. 76 rated games in the past year (≈33/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 HKS Open Chess Tournament - Women section, PCZ MASTER SERIES 260201 -Section A, and PCZ Master Series 260101-Section A. Also played 2 rapid events (including The Annual Autism Awareness Rapid Tournament - women section) recently. She took a 13-month break between Jun 2018 and Aug 2019. She reached #67 nationally in Mar 2015.

At junior level, she reached #10, #5, #2, #1 and #1 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.

Current rating

1753

Standard

Rpd1761·Blz1747

All-time high

1761

−8 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 21

Activity

54

games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo

76 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#91,435

#91,435 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

16 entries
2024
All-time peak 1761
at age 21 · −8 from today
Mar 2024
2022
10th U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 1673
Apr 2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2022
2021
Crossed 1600
at age 18
Feb 2021
2020
5th U18 player nationally
at age 17 · rated 1589
Oct 2020
2018
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1562 → returned at 1547
Jun 2018

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Lusaka Open 2025 Chess Championship - Ladies Section
perf 2066 (+324) · 5.5/6 · #10
Top opponent
vs Linda Dalitso ShabaWFM 1,909
Kansashi Open Chess Championship - WOMEN Section · Dec 2025 · +4.6 Elo
Evolution
+6
1747 → 1753
Tournaments
9
70 games
Score
41/ 7058.6%
33W16D21L

Last 12 months — tournaments

9 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 HKS Open Chess Tournament - Women section
Swiss
Mar 20264.5/8#41791+20.0
PCZ MASTER SERIES 260201 -Section A
Round-Robin
Feb 20264/4#12450+34.4
PCZ Master Series 260101-Section A
Round-Robin
Jan 20261.5/6#61514-35.6
Silverest Open Chess Championship - Women Section
Swiss
Jan 20265/9#101710-3.8
Kansashi Open Chess Championship - WOMEN Section
Swiss
Dec 20253.5/7#61698-8.8
Worst Elo result: PCZ Master Series 260101-Section A (-35.6 Elo, finished #6).

Rankings

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Zambia
#341
out of 534 players
Africa
#3,256
in continent
World
#91,434
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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1
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5
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7
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Africa
1
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2
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3
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6
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10
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