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Samuel Mulenga
🇿🇲FIDE 8710074· Male· Zambia· Born in 1996
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Samuel Mulenga, a 30-year-old player, is rated 2036 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +83 Elo over the past 12 months. 63 rated games in the past year (≈34/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Silverest Open Chess Championship - 0pen Section, BCM Chess Championship 2025 - Open Section, and The Travellers and tours 2025 Chess championship - Open Section. Also played 2 rapid events (including YOFOSO RAPID TOURNAMENT-open section) recently. He reached #55 nationally in Jun 2024.
Current rating
2036
Standard
Rpd1988·Blz—
All-time high
2036
at best
Feb 2026 · age 30
Feb 2026 · age 30
Activity
58
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
55 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#22,463
#22,463 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
All-time peak 2036
at age 30
Feb 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 29
Dec 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 29
Jan 2025
2024
Peak national rank: #55
at age 28 · rated 1992
Jun 2024
2022
100 career games
at age 26
Sep 2022
2020
Best 12-month gain (+136 Elo)
1805 → 1941
Jan 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
The Travellers and tours 2025 Chess championship - Open Sectionperf 2090 (+131) · 5/7 · #61
Top opponent
Evolution
+83
1953 → 2036
Tournaments
4
33 games
Score
19.5/ 3359.1%
17W5D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/8 | #33 | 2074 | +12.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/7 | #50 | 1974 | +4.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5/7 | #61 | 2090 | -18.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/9 | #20 | 2036 | +24.4 |
Worst Elo result: The Travellers and tours 2025 Chess championship - Open Section (-18.4 Elo, finished #61).
Most-Played Opponents
vsWilliam Mwape
🇿🇲ZAM·2085
+1 −5 =1
7 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsKelvin ChumfwaIM
🇿🇲ZAM·2209
+1 −5 =1
7 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsKabwe Timothy
🇿🇲ZAM·2215
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsRobson Kameya
🇿🇲ZAM·2084
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met May 2025
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vsChisopa Dalitso
🇿🇲ZAM·2183
+1 −1 =3
5 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
/
Zambia
#66
out of 522 players
Africa
#479
in continent
World
#22,463
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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