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Ndhlovu Kay Micheal

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FIDEFIDE 8707006· Male· Zambia· Born in 1989

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Ndhlovu Kay Micheal, a 37-year-old player, is rated 1951 — just 19 short of his peak of 1970 (Nov 2014, age 25). He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 2 years. 16 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent appearances: Silverest Open Chess Championship - 0pen Section and BCM Chess Championship 2025 - Open Section. He had 4 career breaks: 52 months (2015–2019), 26 months (2019–2021, COVID-19 included), 12 months (2021–2023) and 12 months (2023–2024). He reached #28 nationally in Jan 2015.

Current rating

1951

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1970

−19 pts below
Nov 2014 · age 25

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#36,485

#36,485 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

10 entries
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 34
Jan 2023
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1937 → returned at 1936
Jan 2023
2021
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1919 → returned at 1937
Dec 2021
2019
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 1929 → returned at 1953
Aug 2019
2015
Inactive for 52 months
paused at 1947 → returned at 1929
Mar 2015
Peak national rank: #28
at age 26 · rated 1970
Jan 2015

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Darius Mukonde 2,030
BCM Chess Championship 2025 - Open Section · Nov 2025 · +11.8 Elo
Evolution
-4
1955 → 1951
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
10/ 1662.5%
10W0D6L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Silverest Open Chess Championship - 0pen Section
Open Swiss
Jan 20265/8#251892-13.8
BCM Chess Championship 2025 - Open Section
Open Swiss
Nov 20255/8#171992+9.8

Rankings

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Zambia
#117
out of 534 players
Africa
#946
in continent
World
#36,485
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Africa
1
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2
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10
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