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Chileshe Nkandu
🇿🇲FIDE 8714584· Male· Zambia· Born in 2003
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Chileshe Nkandu, a 23-year-old player, is rated 1712. He has slipped back 43 Elo over the past 12 months. 42 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Silverest Open Chess Championship - 0pen Section, PCZ FLOWERS Open iii - Open Section, and PCZ Masters Series 250801 - Section B. He took a 12-month break between Dec 2023 and Jan 2025. His peak of 1787 was reached at age 21 (Mar 2024).
At junior level, he reached #11, #8 and #5 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1712
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1787
−75 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 21
Mar 2024 · age 21
Activity
30
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#105,549
#105,549 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
100 career games
at age 22
Mar 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+152 Elo)
1635 → 1787
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1787
at age 21 · −75 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1645 → returned at 1775
Dec 2023
2022
11th U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 1630
Apr 2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-27
1739 → 1712
Tournaments
4
27 games
Score
12.5/ 2746.3%
9W7D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/7 | #94 | 1752 | +5.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/8 | #31 | 1764 | +3.4 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/6 | #3 | 1616 | -18.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/4 | #16 | 2400 | -15.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPriyanshu Dinodia
🇿🇲ZAM·1777
+4 −2 =3
9 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsZulu Taonga
🇿🇲ZAM·1429
+5 −1 =2
8 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsSianyinda lubona twalumba
🇿🇲ZAM·1962
+2 −4 =1
7 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsSianyinda Lubomba
🇿🇲ZAM·1577
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met Aug 2025
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Rankings
/
Zambia
#360
out of 522 players
Africa
#3,945
in continent
World
#105,546
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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