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Mkandawire Samuel
🇿🇲FIDE 8718318· Male· Zambia· Born in 2008
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Mkandawire Samuel, a 18-year-old player, is rated 1810 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +80 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include BCM Chess Championship 2025 - Open Section, PCZ FLOWERS Open iii - Open Section, and PCZ Flowers - Combined section. He took a 35-month break between Aug 2019 and Aug 2022 (COVID-19 included).
At junior level, he reached #4, #4, #3 and #2 nationally in U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1810
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1810
at best
Dec 2025 · age 17
Dec 2025 · age 17
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#73,192
#73,192 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
4th U18 player nationally
at age 18 · rated 1810
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 17
Dec 2025
All-time peak 1810
at age 17
Dec 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+355 Elo)
1383 → 1738
Jul 2024
4th U16 player nationally
at age 16 · rated 1618
Feb 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 16
Feb 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+70
1740 → 1810
Tournaments
3
19 games
Score
10/ 1952.6%
9W2D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/6 | #64 | 1874 | +31.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/8 | #33 | 1847 | +38.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/3 | #18 | 2467 | +9.6 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Zambia
#266
out of 522 players
Africa
#2,443
in continent
World
#73,191
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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