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Mulenga Bwalya
🇿🇲FIDE 8718423· Male· Zambia· Born in 1989
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Mulenga Bwalya, a 37-year-old player, is rated 1911. He has slipped back 80 Elo over the past 12 months. 55 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Silverest Open Chess Championship - 0pen Section, BCM Chess Championship 2025 - Open Section, and The Travellers and tours 2025 Chess championship - Open Section. Also played 1 rapid event (including LPCA-YOFOSO ACADEMY RAPID TOURNAMENT -OPEN SECTION) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 38 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 15 months (2022–2024). His peak of 2009 was reached at age 35 (Dec 2024, #61 nationally at the time).
Current rating
1911
Standard
Rpd1894·Blz—
All-time high
2009
−98 pts below
Dec 2024 · age 35
Dec 2024 · age 35
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
55 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#45,471
#45,471 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 36
Jul 2025
2024
Peak national rank: #61
at age 35 · rated 2009
Dec 2024
Best 12-month gain (+118 Elo)
1891 → 2009
Dec 2024
Crossed 2000
at age 35
Dec 2024
All-time peak 2009
at age 35 · −98 from today
Dec 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 35
Dec 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
The Travellers and tours 2025 Chess championship - Open Sectionperf 2053 (+64) · 5/7 · #56
Evolution
-80
1991 → 1911
Tournaments
6
57 games
Score
27.5/ 5748.2%
21W13D23L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/8 | #64 | 1903 | -2.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/8 | #18 | 1933 | -10.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5/7 | #56 | 2053 | -18.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/9 | #32 | 2035 | +8.2 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2.5/4 | #21 | 2074 | +9.4 |
Rankings
/
Zambia
#157
out of 534 players
Africa
#1,278
in continent
World
#45,471
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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