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Mulenga Benjamin

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FIDEFIDE 8714908· Male· Zambia· Born in 1978

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Mulenga Benjamin, a 48-year-old player, is rated 1948 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +25 Elo over the past 12 months. 53 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 HKS Open Chess Tournament - Open section, PCZ FLOWERS OPEN 4th Edition - Open Section, and BCM Chess Championship 2025 - Open Section. Also played 2 rapid (including ULITIMATE ACADEMY EASTER RAPID TOURNAMENT) and 1 blitz events (including GM LUBOSHA BLITZ TOURNAMENT) recently. He took a 36-month break between Feb 2021 and Mar 2024. He reached #81 nationally in Aug 2020.

Current rating

1948

Standard

Rpd1937·Blz1993

All-time high

1948

at best
Apr 2026 · age 48

Activity

19

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

53 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#37,111

#37,111 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
13th 45-50 player nationally
at age 48 · rated 1948
May 2026
All-time peak 1948
at age 48
Apr 2026
100 career games
at age 48
Apr 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+42 Elo)
1895 → 1937
Mar 2024
2022
11th 40-45 player nationally
at age 44 · rated 1895
Apr 2022
2021
Inactive for 36 months
paused at 1895 → returned at 1937
Feb 2021

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
2025 MALAWI OPEN Chess Championship
perf 2615 (+695) · 6/6 · #39
Top opponent
vs Musonda CholaFM 2,166
2025 MINERVA ZIMBABWE OPEN TOURNAMENT A SECTION · Aug 2025 · +16.6 Elo
Evolution
+25
1923 → 1948
Tournaments
8
61 games
Score
31.5/ 6151.6%
24W15D22L

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 HKS Open Chess Tournament - Open section
Open Swiss
Mar 20264/8#262030+22.4
PCZ FLOWERS OPEN 4th Edition - Open Section
Open Swiss
Mar 20265/7#142080+12.6
BCM Chess Championship 2025 - Open Section
Open Swiss
Nov 20255/8#232082+42.2
2025 MINERVA ZIMBABWE OPEN TOURNAMENT A SECTION
Open Swiss
Aug 20251.5/6#301829-14.0
Lusaka Open 2025 Chess Championship - Open Section
Open Swiss
Aug 20254.5/7#1062054-13.8
Worst Elo result: 2025 LPCA League B 1-2 (-21.2 Elo, finished #65).

Rankings

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Zambia
#122
out of 534 players
Africa
#975
in continent
World
#37,111
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Zambia
1
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2
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2
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4
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5
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2,280
6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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122🇿🇲Mulenga Benjamin1,948
Africa
1
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2,627
2
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2,580
3
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4
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5
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2,467
6
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7
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8
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2,441
9
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10
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2,412
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World
1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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2,759
7
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9
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10
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