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Musabandesu Justin
🇿🇲FIDE 8710619· Male· Zambia· Born in 1985
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Musabandesu Justin, a 41-year-old player, is rated 1883 — just 10 short of his peak of 1893 (Sep 2025, age 40). He is progressing steadily with +21 Elo over the past 12 months. 66 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include PCZ FLOWERS OPEN 4th Edition - Open Section, PCZ MASTER SERIES 260201 -Section A, and The Travellers and tours 2025 Chess championship - Open Section. He took a 21-month break between Nov 2021 and Sep 2023.
Current rating
1883
Standard
Rpd1869·Blz—
All-time high
1893
−10 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 40
Sep 2025 · age 40
Activity
46
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
60 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#52,375
#52,375 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
25th 40-45 player nationally
at age 41 · rated 1883
May 2026
2025
35th 35-40 player nationally
at age 40 · rated 1893
Sep 2025
All-time peak 1893
at age 40 · −10 from today
Sep 2025
100 career games
at age 40
Apr 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+116 Elo)
1738 → 1854
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 39
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+21
1862 → 1883
Tournaments
7
48 games
Score
28/ 4858.3%
27W2D19L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/8 | #17 | 2016 | +16.4 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 4/4 | #2 | 2450 | +19.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/7 | #75 | 1967 | -23.2 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 3/6 | #2 | 1929 | +15.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/8 | #35 | 2072 | +53.2 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 2/6 | #4 | 1530 | -48.0 |
Round-Robin | Jun 2025 | 5/6 | #1 | 1930 | +10.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSianyinda lubona twalumba
🇿🇲ZAM·1962
+7 −7 =2
16 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsPriyanshu Dinodia
🇿🇲ZAM·1777
+11 −3 =1
15 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsZulu Taonga
🇿🇲ZAM·1429
+13 −0 =1
14 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsSianyinda Lubomba
🇿🇲ZAM·1577
+8 −0 =1
9 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsMutale Mumba Janelle
🇿🇲ZAM·1453
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met Mar 2025
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Rankings
/
Zambia
#179
out of 522 players
Africa
#1,575
in continent
World
#52,374
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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