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Njovu Kondwelani

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FIDEFIDE 8707260· Male· Zambia· Born in 1976

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Njovu Kondwelani, a 50-year-old player, is rated 1854. He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 6 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Silverest Open Chess Championship - 0pen Section, BCM Chess Championship 2025 - Open Section, and Lusaka Open 2025 Chess Championship - Open Section. Also played 3 rapid (including LPC-YOFOSO Academy Rapid Tournament- Open section) and 1 blitz events (including GM LUBOSHA BLITZ TOURNAMENT) recently. His peak of 1904 was reached at age 42 (Oct 2018); he also reached #90 nationally in Jul 2016.

Previously known as Ndhlovu Kondwelani (until Sep 2019).

Current rating

1854

Standard

Rpd1857·Blz1847

All-time high

1904

−50 pts below
Oct 2018 · age 42

Activity

20

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#60,213

#60,213 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

13 entries
2025
15th 45-50 player nationally
at age 49 · rated 1888
Dec 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 48
Mar 2024
2019
Renamed to Njovu Kondwelani
at age 43
Sep 2019
100 career games
at age 43
Aug 2019
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1790 → returned at 1777
Aug 2019
2018
13th 40-45 player nationally
at age 42 · rated 1904
Oct 2018

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
2025 LPCA Elite League 1-2
perf 2122 (+234) · 8/12 · #56
Top opponent
vs Justin Daka 2,188
2025 LPCA Elite League 1-2 · May 2025 · +17.0 Elo
Evolution
+7
1847 → 1854
Tournaments
4
31 games
Score
15/ 3148.4%
11W8D12L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJustin Daka2,188·2025 LPCA Elite League 1-2·R12·+17.0
2.[W]vsMulenga Bwalya1,991·2025 LPCA Elite League 1-2·R5·+12.9
3.[W]vsJoshua Mulauzi1,955·2025 LPCA Elite League 1-2·R20·+11.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Silverest Open Chess Championship - 0pen Section
Open Swiss
Jan 20262/6#951683-34.2
BCM Chess Championship 2025 - Open Section
Open Swiss
Nov 20253/5#751895-12.0
Lusaka Open 2025 Chess Championship - Open Section
Open Swiss
Aug 20252/5#1111823-4.0
2025 LPCA Elite League 1-2
Open Swiss
May 20258/12#562122+56.8
Worst Elo result: Silverest Open Chess Championship - 0pen Section (-34.2 Elo, finished #95).

Rankings

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Zambia
#215
out of 534 players
Africa
#1,892
in continent
World
#60,213
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Zambia
1
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2,327
2
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2,316
2
🇿🇲Sharon, RafaelFollow Rafael SharonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,316
4
🇿🇲Bwalya, GillanFollow Gillan BwalyaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,310
5
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2,280
6
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2,247
7
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2,231
8
🇿🇲Mulenga, Prince DanielFollow Prince Daniel MulengaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,217
9
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2,215
10
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2,212
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215🇿🇲Njovu Kondwelani1,854
Africa
1
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2,627
2
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2,580
3
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2,502
4
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2,493
5
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2,467
6
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2,453
7
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2,442
8
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2,441
9
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2,414
10
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2,412
...
1892🇿🇲Njovu Kondwelani1,854
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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60213🇿🇲Njovu Kondwelani1,854