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Mpundu Frank
🇿🇲FIDE 8707251· Male· Zambia· Born in 1980
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Mpundu Frank, a 46-year-old player, is rated 1951. He has slipped back 99 Elo over the past 12 months. 29 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. Also played 4 rapid (including YOFOSO RAPID TOURNAMENT-open section) and 1 blitz events (including GM LUBOSHA BLITZ TOURNAMENT) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 36 months (2014–2017) and 75 months (2018–2025). His peak of 2106 was reached at age 38 (Mar 2018, #24 nationally at the time).
Current rating
1951
Standard
Rpd1855·Blz1914
All-time high
2106
−155 pts below
Mar 2018 · age 38
Mar 2018 · age 38
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#36,458
#36,458 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
12th 45-50 player nationally
at age 46 · rated 1951
Jun 2026
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 45
Dec 2025
4th 40-45 player nationally
at age 45 · rated 2050
Oct 2025
2018
Inactive for 75 months
paused at 2034 → returned at 2050
Sep 2018
Peak national rank: #24
at age 38 · rated 2106
Mar 2018
Best 12-month gain (+92 Elo)
2014 → 2106
Mar 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-99
2050 → 1951
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
9.5/ 1659.4%
8W3D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/8 | #49 | 2079 | +10.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/7 | #39 | 1928 | -34.3 |
Rankings
/
Zambia
#117
out of 522 players
Africa
#970
in continent
World
#36,457
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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