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Sauti Joshua Lisuku
🇿🇲FIDE 8719179· Male· Zambia· Born in 2011
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Sauti Joshua Lisuku, a 15-year-old player, is rated 2007. He is on a steady climb with +77 Elo over the past 12 months. 55 rated games in the past year (≈33/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Zambia Youth and Schools closed chess Championship- U16&18 Boys, Silverest Open Chess Championship - 0pen Section, and Copperbelt Open Chess Championship - Open section. Also played 4 rapid (including YOFOSO RAPID TOURNAMENT-open section) and 1 blitz events (including GM LUBOSHA BLITZ TOURNAMENT) recently. His peak of 2040 was reached at age 15 (Feb 2026, #59 nationally at the time).
At junior level, he reached World #36 in U10 and #1, #1 and #1 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2007
Standard
Rpd1908·Blz2018
All-time high
2040
−33 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 15
Feb 2026 · age 15
Activity
59
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
55 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#26,431
#26,431 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
Peak national rank: #59
at age 15 · rated 2040
Feb 2026
1st U16 player nationally
at age 15 · rated 2040
Feb 2026
Crossed 2000
at age 15
Feb 2026
All-time peak 2040
at age 15 · −33 from today
Feb 2026
2025
1st U14 player nationally
at age 14 · rated 1914
Feb 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 14
Feb 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
The Travellers and tours 2025 Chess championship - Open Sectionperf 1970 (+103) · 3/7 · #57
Top opponent
Evolution
+142
1865 → 2007
Tournaments
6
44 games
Score
25/ 4456.8%
18W14D12L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsChimanya Greenwell1,959·The Travellers and tours 2025 Chess championship - Open Section·R5·+25.2
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsShane KennedyCM1,953·Zambia Youth and Schools closed chess Championship- U16&18 Boys·R3·-23.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/4 | #2 | 2488 | -33.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/9 | #16 | 2083 | +50.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/6 | #36 | 2011 | +4.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/7 | #57 | 1970 | +53.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/8 | #104 | 1743 | -52.4 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/5 | #2 | 1832 | +0.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
Rankings
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Zambia
#76
out of 522 players
Africa
#608
in continent
World
#26,431
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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