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Shandele, Ginnethon
🇿🇲FIDE 8706336· Male· Zambia· Born in 1987
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Ginnethon Shandele, a 39-year-old player, is rated 1756. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 68 months (2017–2023, COVID-19 included) and 22 months (2023–2025). Recent appearance: Lusaka Open 2025 Chess Championship - Open Section. His peak of 1857 was reached at age 30 (Mar 2017).
Current rating
1756
Standard
Rpd1875·Blz1888
All-time high
1857
−101 pts below
Mar 2017 · age 30
Mar 2017 · age 30
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#90,558
#90,558 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+91 Elo)
1735 → 1826
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 37
Mar 2024
2023
38th 35-40 player nationally
at age 36 · rated 1735
Oct 2023
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 1735 → returned at 1826
Feb 2023
2017
Inactive for 68 months
paused at 1791 → returned at 1735
May 2017
74th 20-35 player nationally
at age 30 · rated 1857
Mar 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-70
1826 → 1756
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
2.5/ 831.3%
1W3D4L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/7 | #134 | 1816 | -45.6 |
Rankings
/
Zambia
#328
out of 522 players
Africa
#3,233
in continent
World
#90,556
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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