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Chibuye James
🇿🇲FIDE 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
Feb 2026 · age 28
Activity
37
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
51 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 6%
#13,697 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2026
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
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+104
2015 → 2119
Tournaments
4
51 games
Score
36/ 5170.6%
29W14D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6.5/9 | #10 | 2140 | +6.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/8 | #16 | 2042 | +10.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/9 | #22 | 1920 | -19.4 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 18.5/25 | #1 | 2177 | +105.6 |
Rankings
/
Zambia
#27
out of 534 players
Africa
#238
in continent
World
#13,697
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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