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Chewe Joshua
🇿🇲FIDE 8714576· Male· Zambia· Born in 2004
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Chewe Joshua, a 22-year-old player, is rated 1809 — just 1 short of his peak of 1810 (Feb 2026, age 22). He is on a breakout run, having gained +106 Elo over the past 12 months. 54 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Silverest Open Chess Championship - 0pen Section, PCZ Masters Series 251101 - Section A, and PCZ Masters series 251001 - section A. He took a 44-month break between Feb 2021 and Nov 2024.
At junior level, he reached #12, #7 and #3 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1809
Standard
Rpd1711·Blz—
All-time high
1810
−1 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 22
Feb 2026 · age 22
Activity
35
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
54 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#73,524
#73,524 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+178 Elo)
1632 → 1810
Feb 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 22
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1810
at age 22 · −1 from today
Feb 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 21
Dec 2025
2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 20
Dec 2024
12th U20 player nationally
at age 20 · rated 1716
Nov 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+108
1701 → 1809
Tournaments
7
44 games
Score
26/ 4459.1%
21W10D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/9 | #26 | 2011 | +61.2 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 4.5/6 | #2 | 1937 | +36.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/4 | #2 | 1868 | +16.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/4 | #143 | 1690 | -25.0 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 3.5/6 | #3 | 1708 | +3.2 |
Round-Robin | Jun 2025 | 5/6 | #2 | 1930 | +32.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3/2 | #30 | 2483 | -1.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPriyanshu Dinodia
🇿🇲ZAM·1777
+11 −1 =3
15 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsZulu Taonga
🇿🇲ZAM·1429
+10 −0 =2
12 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsSianyinda lubona twalumba
🇿🇲ZAM·1962
+2 −5 =4
11 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsSianyinda Lubomba
🇿🇲ZAM·1577
+7 −0 =2
9 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsMutale Mumba Janelle
🇿🇲ZAM·1453
+7 −0 =0
7 games·last met Mar 2025
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Rankings
/
Zambia
#267
out of 522 players
Africa
#2,459
in continent
World
#73,523
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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