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Mwape Dennis
🇿🇲FIDE 8708886· Male· Zambia· Born in 1987
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Mwape Dennis, a 39-year-old player, is rated 2090 — just 8 short of his peak of 2098 (Dec 2025, age 38) and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +84 Elo over the past 12 months. 49 rated games in the past year (≈37/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2nd Annual Loft Chess Tournament - Open section, BCM Chess Championship 2025 - Open Section, and Lusaka Open 2025 Chess Championship - Open Section. Also played 1 rapid event (including LPCA-YOFOSO ACADEMY RAPID TOURNAMENT -OPEN SECTION) recently. He reached #30 nationally in Dec 2025.
Current rating
2090
Standard
Rpd2098·Blz—
All-time high
2098
−8 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 38
Dec 2025 · age 38
Activity
45
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
49 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 7%
#16,353 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2025
Peak national rank: #30
at age 38 · rated 2098
Dec 2025
Best 12-month gain (+120 Elo)
1978 → 2098
Dec 2025
All-time peak 2098
at age 38 · −8 from today
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 38
Mar 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 38
Jan 2025
2019
Re-crossed 2000
at age 32
Aug 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+75
2015 → 2090
Tournaments
4
31 games
Score
18.5/ 3159.7%
16W5D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/8 | #12 | 2051 | -7.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/8 | #21 | 1982 | -4.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/8 | #63 | 2062 | -8.2 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3.5/6 | #13 | 2056 | +8.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKabwe Timothy
🇿🇲ZAM·2215
+1 −4 =4
9 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsGeoffrey LuanjaFM
🇿🇲ZAM·2183
+0 −6 =2
8 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsRobson Kameya
🇿🇲ZAM·2084
+5 −1 =1
7 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsKelvin ChumfwaIM
🇿🇲ZAM·2209
+0 −6 =1
7 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsWilliam Mwape
🇿🇲ZAM·2085
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met Jun 2025
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Rankings
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Zambia
#38
out of 522 players
Africa
#296
in continent
World
#16,353
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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