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Chibuye James

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FIDEFIDE 8709475· Male· Zambia· Born in 1998

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Chibuye James, a 28-year-old player, is rated 2119 — his current career high and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +104 Elo over the past 12 months. 51 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Silverest Open Chess Championship - 0pen Section, BCM Chess Championship 2025 - Open Section, and Lusaka Open 2025 Chess Championship - Open Section. Also played 2 rapid (including ULITIMATE ACADEMY EASTER RAPID TOURNAMENT) and 1 blitz events (including GM LUBOSHA BLITZ TOURNAMENT) recently. He took a 23-month break between Feb 2018 and Feb 2020. He reached #22 nationally in Mar 2024.

At junior level, he reached #3 nationally in U20.

Current rating

2119

Standard

Rpd2047·Blz2133

All-time high

2119

at best
Feb 2026 · age 28

Activity

37

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

51 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 6%

#13,698 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

12 entries
2026
All-time peak 2119
at age 28
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 2100
at age 27
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 27
Dec 2025
100 career games
at age 27
Jan 2025
2024
Peak national rank: #22
at age 26 · rated 2079
Mar 2024
2022
Best 12-month gain (+150 Elo)
1896 → 2046
Feb 2022

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Swatu Fandisha 2,048
Silverest Open Chess Championship - 0pen Section · Jan 2026 · +8.0 Elo
Evolution
+104
2015 → 2119
Tournaments
3
26 games
Score
17.5/ 2667.3%
14W7D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Silverest Open Chess Championship - 0pen Section
Open Swiss
Jan 20266.5/9#102140+6.8
BCM Chess Championship 2025 - Open Section
Open Swiss
Nov 20255.5/8#162042+10.4
Lusaka Open 2025 Chess Championship - Open Section
Open Swiss
Aug 20255.5/9#221920-19.4
Worst Elo result: Lusaka Open 2025 Chess Championship - Open Section (-19.4 Elo, finished #22).

Most-Played Opponents

vsKabwe Timothy
🇿🇲ZAM·2215
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsGeoffrey LuanjaFM
🇿🇲ZAM·2183
+1 −1 =3
5 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsPrince Daniel MulengaFM
🇿🇲ZAM·2217
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Dec 2023
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Rankings

/
Zambia
#27
out of 522 players
Africa
#231
in continent
World
#13,698
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Zambia
1
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2
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2
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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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2,217
9
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10
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27🇿🇲Chibuye James2,119
Africa
1
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2,628
2
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2,581
3
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4
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5
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2,464
6
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2,453
7
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2,443
8
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2,437
9
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2,425
10
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2,412
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231🇿🇲Chibuye James2,119
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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4
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6
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7
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8
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9
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9
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13698🇿🇲Chibuye James2,119