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Simenda, Daisy
WCM🇿🇲FIDE 8707960· Female· Zambia· Born in 1998
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Daisy Simenda, a 28-year-old Woman Candidate Master, is rated 1843 — just 28 short of her peak of 1871 (Feb 2026, age 28). She is progressing steadily with +50 Elo over the past 12 months. 30 rated games in the past year (≈28/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 HKS Open Chess Tournament - Women section, Silverest Open Chess Championship - Women Section, and Kansashi Open Chess Championship - WOMEN Section. Also played 1 rapid event (including Silverest Chess Club invitational Rapid Tournament -women section) recently. She took a 26-month break between Aug 2019 and Nov 2021 (COVID-19 included).
Awarded WCM in 2022 (age 24). At junior level, she reached #26 and #10 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1843
Standard
Rpd1703·Blz—
All-time high
1871
−28 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 28
Feb 2026 · age 28
Activity
40
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
30 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#63,391
#63,391 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
84th 20-35 player nationally
at age 28 · rated 1871
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1871
at age 28 · −28 from today
Feb 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 28
Jan 2026
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 26
Feb 2024
2023
Crossed 1600
at age 25
Feb 2023
2022
WCM title awardedWCM
at age 24
Sep 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+50
1793 → 1843
Tournaments
4
31 games
Score
20/ 3164.5%
17W6D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/7 | #8 | 1705 | -28.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 7/9 | #2 | 1974 | +32.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/7 | #4 | 1887 | +19.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/7 | #9 | 2051 | +26.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLubuuto Bwalya MulwaleWCM
🇿🇲ZAM·1955
+3 −12 =6
21 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsConstance MbathaWFM
🇿🇲ZAM·1824
+5 −8 =4
17 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsNaomi Mwale
🇿🇲ZAM·1751
+7 −5 =4
16 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMashane Mary
🇿🇲ZAM·1485
+14 −1 =0
15 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsLikando Namakau
🇿🇲ZAM·1816
+3 −5 =6
14 games·last met Mar 2026
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Zambia
#228
out of 522 players
Africa
#2,030
in continent
World
#63,390
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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