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Phiri I. Joseph
🇿🇲FIDE 8713227· Male· Zambia· Born in 1994
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Phiri I. Joseph, a 32-year-old player, is rated 1945. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 30 months (2022–2024) and 15 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: Copperbelt Open Chess Championship - Open section. His peak of 1977 was reached at age 25 (Aug 2019); he also reached #59 nationally in Oct 2019.
Current rating
1945
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1977
−32 pts below
Aug 2019 · age 25
Aug 2019 · age 25
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#37,691
#37,691 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2024
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1941 → returned at 1945
Aug 2024
2022
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 1889 → returned at 1941
Jan 2022
2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 25
Dec 2019
Peak national rank: #59
at age 25 · rated 1977
Oct 2019
Best 12-month gain (+94 Elo)
1883 → 1977
Sep 2019
All-time peak 1977
at age 25 · −32 from today
Aug 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+4
1941 → 1945
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
4.5/ 856.3%
4W1D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/6 | #35 | 2220 | +3.8 |
Rankings
/
Zambia
#124
out of 522 players
Africa
#1,014
in continent
World
#37,690
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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