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Niza Chilingwe
🇿🇲FIDE 8708614· Female· Zambia· Born in 2000
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Niza Chilingwe, a 26-year-old player, is rated 1633 — just 25 short of her peak of 1658 (Mar 2024, age 24). She has fluctuated between 1588 and 1657 over the past 2 years. 54 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 HKS Open Chess Tournament - Women section, PCZ FLOWERS OPEN 4th Edition - Combined Section, and Silverest Open Chess Championship - Women Section. Also played 1 rapid event (including YOFOSO RAPID TOURNAMENT- WOMEN SECTION) recently. She took a 35-month break between Dec 2019 and Dec 2022 (COVID-19 included).
At junior level, she reached #11 and #9 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1633
Standard
Rpd1576·Blz—
All-time high
1658
−25 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 24
Mar 2024 · age 24
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
54 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#134,568
#134,568 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 26
Feb 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 25
Nov 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+225 Elo)
1433 → 1658
Apr 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 24
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 24
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1658
at age 24 · −25 from today
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-21
1654 → 1633
Tournaments
8
60 games
Score
31.5/ 6052.5%
27W9D24L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/7 | #7 | 1646 | +5.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/7 | #6 | 1950 | +15.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/8 | #15 | 1712 | +24.2 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1.5/5 | #13 | 1567 | -15.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/7 | #15 | 1654 | -21.0 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 3/5 | #4 | 1732 | -9.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/4 | #23 | 2444 | -21.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5/8 | #9 | 1753 | +21.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLubuuto Bwalya MulwaleWCM
🇿🇲ZAM·1955
+1 −9 =0
10 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsConstance MbathaWFM
🇿🇲ZAM·1824
+1 −6 =1
8 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsChitula Agatha
🇿🇲ZAM·1498
+5 −1 =1
7 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsDaisy SimendaWCM
🇿🇲ZAM·1843
+1 −6 =0
7 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsMashane Mary
🇿🇲ZAM·1485
+5 −2 =0
7 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
/
Zambia
#413
out of 522 players
Africa
#5,459
in continent
World
#134,560
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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