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Chiumya Brighton
🇿🇲FIDE 8708274· Male· Zambia· Born in 1984
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Chiumya Brighton, a 42-year-old player, is rated 1926. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 14 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 HKS Open Chess Tournament - Open section, BCM Chess Championship 2025 - Open Section, and PCZ Flowers 2 - Open section. His peak of 2036 was reached at age 34 (Feb 2018, #42 nationally at the time).
Previously known as Brighton Chiumya (until Sep 2017).
Current rating
1926
Standard
Rpd1994·Blz—
All-time high
2036
−110 pts below
Feb 2018 · age 34
Feb 2018 · age 34
Activity
33
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#41,867
#41,867 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2025
9th 40-45 player nationally
at age 41 · rated 1994
Mar 2025
2019
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1937 → returned at 1919
Aug 2019
100 career games
at age 35
Jan 2019
2018
Peak national rank: #42
at age 34 · rated 2036
Feb 2018
All-time peak 2036
at age 34 · −110 from today
Feb 2018
Re-crossed 2000
at age 34
Jan 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-23
1949 → 1926
Tournaments
3
21 games
Score
10/ 2147.6%
7W6D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/8 | #37 | 1941 | +3.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/8 | #52 | 1820 | -26.4 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2.5/5 | #20 | 1976 | +2.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLungu Tedius
🇿🇲ZAM·1907
+4 −3 =2
9 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsPrince Daniel MulengaFM
🇿🇲ZAM·2217
+0 −7 =2
9 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsNgomi Henry Chambula
🇿🇲ZAM·2007
+5 −4 =0
9 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsThomas ZuluCM
🇿🇲ZAM·2181
+3 −4 =2
9 games·last met Jun 2023
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vsMwandu Mubanga
🇿🇲ZAM·1964
+2 −4 =2
8 games·last met Nov 2024
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Rankings
/
Zambia
#143
out of 522 players
Africa
#1,157
in continent
World
#41,866
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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