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Nshikokola Zangowanachipwila
WCM🇿🇲FIDE 8709700· Female· Zambia· Born in 2006
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Nshikokola Zangowanachipwila, a 20-year-old Woman Candidate Master, is rated 1576 — her current career high. She is on a breakout run, having gained +125 Elo over the past 12 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Silverest Open Chess Championship - Women Section, BCM Chess Championship 2025 - Women Section, and PCZ Master Series 250601 - section B. She took a 36-month break between Jan 2020 and Feb 2023 (COVID-19 included).
Awarded WCM in 2018 (age 12). At junior level, she reached #13, #10, #12, #8 and #3 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1576
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1576
at best
Feb 2026 · age 20
Feb 2026 · age 20
Activity
34
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#156,265
#156,265 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2026
All-time peak 1576
at age 20
Feb 2026
2025
13th U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 1529
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 19
Dec 2025
100 career games
at age 19
Feb 2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 19
Jan 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+118
1458 → 1576
Tournaments
2
17 games
Score
10.5/ 1761.8%
10W1D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/9 | #7 | 1730 | +46.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/8 | #8 | 1720 | +50.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNaomi Mwale
🇿🇲ZAM·1751
+0 −8 =0
8 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsMashane Mary
🇿🇲ZAM·1485
+1 −6 =0
7 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsBanda Maria
🇿🇲ZAM·1753
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsMutale Mumba Janelle
🇿🇲ZAM·1453
+3 −0 =2
5 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsLikando Namakau
🇿🇲ZAM·1816
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Jan 2025
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Rankings
/
Zambia
#445
out of 522 players
Africa
#6,562
in continent
World
#156,249
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Zambia
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