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Mumba Samuel
🇿🇲FIDE 8716447· Male· Zambia· Born in 2003
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Mumba Samuel, a 23-year-old player, is rated 2143 — just 3 short of his peak of 2146 (Dec 2025, age 22) and ranked 24th among ZAM players, and in the top 5% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +76 Elo over the past 12 months. 56 rated games in the past year (≈34/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 HKS Open Chess Tournament - Open section, 2nd Annual Loft Chess Tournament - Open section, and Kansashi Open Chess Championship - Open Section. Also played 1 rapid event (including UNITING MINDS NDOLA RAPID TOURNAMENT) recently. He reached #18 nationally in Jan 2023.
At junior level, he reached #1, #1 and #1 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2143
Standard
Rpd2110·Blz—
All-time high
2146
−3 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 22
Dec 2025 · age 22
Activity
50
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
48 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#24
#24 · ZAM players · of 497
Career timeline
13 entries2025
All-time peak 2146
at age 22 · −3 from today
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 22
Nov 2025
2024
Crossed 2100
at age 21
Aug 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 20
Apr 2023
1st U20 player nationally
at age 20 · rated 2075
Feb 2023
Peak national rank: #18
at age 20 · rated 2068
Jan 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+76
2067 → 2143
Tournaments
6
47 games
Score
31/ 4766.0%
24W14D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/8 | #8 | 2182 | +12.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/8 | #6 | 2133 | +1.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/6 | #13 | 2020 | -16.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/8 | #4 | 2258 | +34.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/8 | #7 | 2114 | +9.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6/9 | #9 | 2197 | +32.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMicheal Kaoma
🇿🇲ZAM·2157
+2 −0 =6
8 games·last met May 2026
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vsTerence Chasaya
🇿🇲ZAM·2097
+5 −0 =1
6 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsMusonda CholaFM
🇿🇲ZAM·2131
+1 −2 =3
6 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsWilliam Mwape
🇿🇲ZAM·2085
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsKelvin ChumfwaIM
🇿🇲ZAM·2209
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
/
Zambia
#24
out of 522 players
Africa
#195
in continent
World
#11,792
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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