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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 2040 — his current career high and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide under 16. He is climbing fast, having gained +110 Elo over the past 12 months. 51 rated games in the past year (≈33/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Silverest Open Chess Championship - 0pen Section, Copperbelt Open Chess Championship - Open section, and The Travellers and tours 2025 Chess championship - Open Section. Also played 4 rapid (including YOFOSO RAPID TOURNAMENT-open section) and 1 blitz events (including GM LUBOSHA BLITZ TOURNAMENT) recently. He reached #59 nationally in Feb 2026.
At junior level, he reached World #36 in U10 and #1, #1 and #1 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2040
Standard
Rpd1908·Blz2018
All-time high
2040
at best
Feb 2026 · age 15
Feb 2026 · age 15
Activity
59
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
51 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#928 · players worldwide under 16 · of 20,341
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
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
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+110
1930 → 2040
Tournaments
7
55 games
Score
33.5/ 5560.9%
26W15D14L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsChimanya Greenwell1,959·The Travellers and tours 2025 Chess championship - Open Section·R5·+25.2
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsKahara Ethan Kariuki1,546·2025 African Schools Individual Chess Championship - Under 15 Open·R9·-34.5
2.[L]vsAiko Tojomalala1,692·2025 African Schools Individual Chess Championship - Under 15 Open·R6·-29.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Worst Elo result: 2025 African Schools Individual Chess Championship - Under 15 Open (-64.8 Elo, finished #9).
Rankings
/
Zambia
#61
out of 534 players
Africa
#459
in continent
World
#21,936
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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