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Banda Maria
🇿🇲FIDE 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
Mar 2024 · age 21
Activity
54
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
76 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#91,588
#91,588 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2024
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+6
1747 → 1753
Tournaments
8
59 games
Score
33/ 5955.9%
27W12D20L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/8 | #4 | 1791 | +20.0 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 4/4 | #1 | 2450 | +34.4 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1.5/6 | #6 | 1514 | -35.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/9 | #10 | 1710 | -3.8 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/7 | #6 | 1698 | -8.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/8 | #3 | 1780 | +12.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/8 | #10 | 1691 | -10.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/6 | #10 | 2066 | -5.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLubuuto Bwalya MulwaleWCM
🇿🇲ZAM·1955
+6 −19 =2
27 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsNaomi Mwale
🇿🇲ZAM·1751
+11 −5 =10
26 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsConstance MbathaWFM
🇿🇲ZAM·1824
+2 −17 =7
26 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsMashane Mary
🇿🇲ZAM·1485
+13 −3 =2
18 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsPortiah Mututubanya
🇿🇲ZAM·1721
+6 −4 =8
18 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
/
Zambia
#332
out of 522 players
Africa
#3,282
in continent
World
#91,586
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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