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Phiri Gift

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FIDEFIDE 8709378· Male· Zambia· Born in 1984

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Phiri Gift, a 42-year-old player, is rated 2001 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +29 Elo over the past 12 months. 44 rated games in the past year (≈28/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 HKS Open Chess Tournament - Open section, Silverest Open Chess Championship - 0pen Section, and BCM Chess Championship 2025 - Open Section. He reached #76 nationally in Aug 2025.

Current rating

2001

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1848

All-time high

2001

at best
Apr 2026 · age 42

Activity

34

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

39 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#27,349

#27,349 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
9th 40-45 player nationally
at age 42 · rated 2001
May 2026
Crossed 2000
at age 42
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2001
at age 42
Apr 2026
2025
Peak national rank: #76
at age 41 · rated 1992
Aug 2025
2021
100 career games
at age 37
Feb 2021
2019
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1855 → returned at 1880
Aug 2019

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
2026 HKS Open Chess Tournament - Open section
perf 2075 (+74) · 5/8 · #13
Top opponent
vs Mtonga Augustine 2,151
Lusaka Open 2025 Chess Championship - Open Section · Aug 2025 · +14.6 Elo
Evolution
+9
1992 → 2001
Tournaments
5
40 games
Score
23/ 4057.5%
22W2D16L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 HKS Open Chess Tournament - Open section
Open Swiss
Mar 20265/8#132075+22.6
Silverest Open Chess Championship - 0pen Section
Open Swiss
Jan 20265.5/8#192013+12.4
BCM Chess Championship 2025 - Open Section
Open Swiss
Nov 20254/7#451930-6.4
The Travellers and tours 2025 Chess championship - Open Section
Open Swiss
Sep 20254/7#341946-4.8
Lusaka Open 2025 Chess Championship - Open Section
Open Swiss
Aug 20254.5/9#481925-15.0
Worst Elo result: Lusaka Open 2025 Chess Championship - Open Section (-15.0 Elo, finished #48).

Most-Played Opponents

vsJames DimbaCM
🇿🇲ZAM·2030
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsChongo Rodrick
🇿🇲ZAM·1957
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Dec 2023
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vsKasonde Abraham
🇿🇲ZAM·1821
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Jan 2023
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vsBright Muyenga
🇿🇲ZAM·2065
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsThomas ZuluCM
🇿🇲ZAM·2181
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Jan 2025
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Rankings

/
Zambia
#80
out of 522 players
Africa
#647
in continent
World
#27,349
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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1
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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10
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Africa
1
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2,628
2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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1
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2
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6
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8
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9
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9
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