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Bwembya Mula
🇿🇲FIDE 8712573· Male· Zambia· Born in 1996
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Bwembya Mula, a 30-year-old player, is rated 1995 — just 12 short of his peak of 2007 (Nov 2022, age 26). He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 2 years. 12 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent appearance: Silverest Open Chess Championship - 0pen Section. Also played 1 rapid (including The Annual Autism Awareness Rapid Tournament - Open section) and 1 blitz events (including GM LUBOSHA BLITZ TOURNAMENT) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 34 months (2018–2021, COVID-19 included) and 21 months (2024–2025). He reached #44 nationally in Jan 2023.
Current rating
1995
Standard
Rpd1990·Blz1959
All-time high
2007
−12 pts below
Nov 2022 · age 26
Nov 2022 · age 26
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#28,280
#28,280 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2024
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 1991 → returned at 1984
Feb 2024
2023
Peak national rank: #44
at age 27 · rated 2007
Jan 2023
2022
Crossed 2000
at age 26
Nov 2022
All-time peak 2007
at age 26 · −12 from today
Nov 2022
2021
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 25
Dec 2021
Best 12-month gain (+108 Elo)
1862 → 1970
Nov 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
0
1995 → 1995
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
6/ 966.7%
5W2D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/9 | #15 | 2020 | +11.0 |
Rankings
/
Zambia
#82
out of 522 players
Africa
#677
in continent
World
#28,280
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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