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Chibuye Seth

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FIDEFIDE 8717125· Male· Zambia· Born in 1997

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Chibuye Seth, a 29-year-old player, is rated 1668. He has slipped back 88 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2nd Annual Loft Chess Tournament - Open section, Kansashi Open Chess Championship - Open Section, and Copperbelt Open Chess Championship - Open section. He had 2 career breaks: 24 months (2022–2024) and 21 months (2024–2025). His peak of 1756 was reached at age 27 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1668

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1756

−88 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 27

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#121,455

#121,455 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 29
Jan 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+198 Elo)
1558 → 1756
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 27
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1756
at age 27 · −88 from today
Mar 2024
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 1593 → returned at 1753
Feb 2024
2022
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 1558 → returned at 1593
Jan 2022

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Simon Mulonda 1,844
2nd Annual Loft Chess Tournament - Open section · Dec 2025 · +4.7 Elo
Evolution
-88
1756 → 1668
Tournaments
3
21 games
Score
7/ 2133.3%
5W4D12L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2nd Annual Loft Chess Tournament - Open section
Open Swiss
Dec 20251.5/6#481694-58.8
Kansashi Open Chess Championship - Open Section
Open Swiss
Dec 20252/3#482138-26.4
Copperbelt Open Chess Championship - Open section
Open Swiss
Nov 20253.5/8#201760-2.8
Worst Elo result: 2nd Annual Loft Chess Tournament - Open section (-58.8 Elo, finished #48).

Rankings

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Zambia
#388
out of 522 players
Africa
#4,779
in continent
World
#121,449
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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1
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2
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4
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5
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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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Africa
1
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2,628
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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8
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2,437
9
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2,425
10
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World
1
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2
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2
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4
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4
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6
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7
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2,764
8
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9
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9
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