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Mukosha Joshua
🇿🇲FIDE 8707413· Male· Zambia· Born in 1995
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Mukosha Joshua, a 31-year-old player, is rated 2106 — just 26 short of his peak of 2132 (Feb 2025, age 30) and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2015–2016) and 13 months (2025–2026). Recent appearance: 2026 HKS Open Chess Tournament - Open section. He reached #16 nationally in Sep 2025.
At junior level, he reached #1 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2106
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2132
−26 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 30
Feb 2025 · age 30
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 7%
#14,855 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2025
Peak national rank: #16
at age 30 · rated 2132
Sep 2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 30
Feb 2025
All-time peak 2132
at age 30 · −26 from today
Feb 2025
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2132 → returned at 2106
Feb 2025
2023
Re-crossed 2000
at age 28
Jan 2023
2019
Best 12-month gain (+130 Elo)
1945 → 2075
Apr 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-26
2132 → 2106
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
5/ 862.5%
5W0D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/8 | #15 | 1990 | -25.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPrince Daniel MulengaFM
🇿🇲ZAM·2217
+1 −4 =3
8 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsKelvin ChumfwaIM
🇿🇲ZAM·2209
+1 −3 =3
7 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsThomas ZuluCM
🇿🇲ZAM·2181
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsNgonga Bornface
🇿🇲ZAM·2107
+3 −2 =2
7 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsMicheal Kaoma
🇿🇲ZAM·2157
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Jun 2019
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Rankings
/
Zambia
#33
out of 522 players
Africa
#266
in continent
World
#14,855
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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