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James Mulenga

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FIDEFIDE 8709742· Male· Zambia· Born in 1992

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James Mulenga, a 34-year-old player, is rated 1809 — just 28 short of his peak of 1837 (Mar 2025, age 33). He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 9 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Silverest Open Chess Championship - 0pen Section, PCZ FLOWERS Open iii - Open Section, and Lusaka Open 2025 Chess Championship - Open Section. He took a 66-month break between Aug 2019 and Mar 2025 (COVID-19 included).

Current rating

1809

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1837

−28 pts below
Mar 2025 · age 33

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#73,524

#73,524 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

8 entries
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 33
Oct 2025
All-time peak 1837
at age 33 · −28 from today
Mar 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 32
Mar 2024
2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 27
Aug 2019
Inactive for 66 months
paused at 1680 → returned at 1837
Aug 2019
2017
Crossed 1600
at age 25
Nov 2017

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
PCZ FLOWERS Open iii - Open Section
perf 2035 (+207) · 4.5/8 · #17
Top opponent
vs William Mwape 2,085
PCZ FLOWERS Open iii - Open Section · Aug 2025 · +16.3 Elo
Evolution
-28
1837 → 1809
Tournaments
3
22 games
Score
9/ 2240.9%
8W2D12L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Silverest Open Chess Championship - 0pen Section
Open Swiss
Jan 20261/5#1031671-19.0
PCZ FLOWERS Open iii - Open Section
Open Swiss
Aug 20254.5/8#172035+41.4
Lusaka Open 2025 Chess Championship - Open Section
Open Swiss
Aug 20253.5/6#1321762-49.8
Worst Elo result: Lusaka Open 2025 Chess Championship - Open Section (-49.8 Elo, finished #132).

Rankings

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Zambia
#267
out of 522 players
Africa
#2,459
in continent
World
#73,523
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Zambia
1
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2,327
2
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2,316
2
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2,316
4
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2,313
5
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2,280
6
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2,247
7
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2,231
8
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2,217
9
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2,215
10
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2,212
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Africa
1
🇪🇬Amin, BassemFollow Bassem AminTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,628
2
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2,581
3
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2,502
4
🇩🇿Bellahcene, BilelFollow Bilel BellahceneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,493
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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World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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