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Sauti Luyepo
🇿🇲FIDE 8719187· Male· Zambia· Born in 2006
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Sauti Luyepo, a 20-year-old player, is rated 1704 — just 12 short of his peak of 1716 (Mar 2024, age 18). He has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 17 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent appearances: Lusaka Open 2025 Chess Championship - Open Section and 2025 LPCA League B 1-2. Also played 1 rapid event (including Zambia Academic fusion Chess Tournament - Open section) recently.
At junior level, he reached #11, #5, #4 and #6 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1704
Standard
Rpd1690·Blz—
All-time high
1716
−12 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 18
Mar 2024 · age 18
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#108,251
#108,251 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2025
11th U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 1709
Jan 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+227 Elo)
1489 → 1716
Jun 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 18
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1716
at age 18 · −12 from today
Mar 2024
2023
5th U18 player nationally
at age 17 · rated 1575
Sep 2023
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-5
1709 → 1704
Tournaments
2
25 games
Score
12/ 2548.0%
10W4D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/8 | #112 | 1673 | -9.0 |
Round-Robin | May 2025 | 10/12 | #36 | 2097 | +3.8 |
Rankings
/
Zambia
#384
out of 534 players
Africa
#4,085
in continent
World
#108,249
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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