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Mwilola, Phylis Namasiku
WCM🇿🇲FIDE 8706298· Female· Zambia· Born in 1990
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Phylis Namasiku Mwilola, a 36-year-old Woman Candidate Master, is rated 1708 — just 27 short of her peak of 1735 (Feb 2026, age 36). She is on a steady climb with +27 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent appearances: Silverest Open Chess Championship - Women Section and The Travellers and tours 2025 Chess championship - LadiesSection. She reached #44 nationally in Jan 2015.
Awarded WCM in 2015 (age 25).
Current rating
1708
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1735
−27 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 36
Feb 2026 · age 36
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#107,041
#107,041 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
All-time peak 1735
at age 36 · −27 from today
Feb 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+272 Elo)
1446 → 1718
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 34
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 34
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1465 → returned at 1449
Jan 2020
2018
100 career games
at age 28
Mar 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+27
1681 → 1708
Tournaments
3
30 games
Score
16/ 3053.3%
14W5D11L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsPortiah Mututubanya1,748·The Travellers and tours 2025 Chess championship - LadiesSection·R3·+11.4
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsNiza Chilingwe1,654·The Travellers and tours 2025 Chess championship - LadiesSection·R9·-11.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/9 | #12 | 1618 | -27.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6.5/8 | #3 | 1881 | +35.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5/9 | #7 | 1761 | +19.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLubuuto Bwalya MulwaleWCM
🇿🇲ZAM·1955
+1 −12 =3
16 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsConstance MbathaWFM
🇿🇲ZAM·1824
+3 −12 =0
15 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsBanda Maria
🇿🇲ZAM·1753
+6 −7 =2
15 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsNaomi Mwale
🇿🇲ZAM·1751
+7 −4 =3
14 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsMashane Mary
🇿🇲ZAM·1485
+8 −5 =1
14 games·last met Dec 2022
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Rankings
/
Zambia
#365
out of 522 players
Africa
#4,028
in continent
World
#107,038
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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