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Banda Bertha
🇿🇲FIDE 8722498· Female· Zambia· Born in 2012
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Banda Bertha, a 14-year-old player, is rated 1450. She has slipped back 82 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Zambia Youth and Schools closed Chess championshiop- U12and 14 Girls, Lusaka Open 2025 Chess championship - U14& 16Boys, and Under 16 World Olympiad Qualifier - Girls section. Also played 1 rapid event (including Zambia Academic Fusion Chess Tournament - Ladies Section) recently. Her peak of 1532 was reached at age 13 (Feb 2025).
At junior level, she reached #7 and #3 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
1450
Standard
Rpd1524·Blz—
All-time high
1532
−82 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 13
Feb 2025 · age 13
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#203,985
#203,985 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 13
Aug 2025
7th U14 player nationally
at age 13 · rated 1532
Feb 2025
Best 12-month gain (+500 Elo)
1032 → 1532
Feb 2025
All-time peak 1532
at age 13 · −82 from today
Feb 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 13
Jan 2025
2024
Crossed 1400
at age 12
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-42
1492 → 1450
Tournaments
3
19 games
Score
12.5/ 1965.8%
12W1D6L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsSingh Adhya1,410·Zambia Youth and Schools closed Chess championshiop- U12and 14 Girls·R4·+17.7
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsVankhedekar Nikhil Nitya1,537·Zambia Youth and Schools closed Chess championshiop- U12and 14 Girls·R6·-15.1
2.[L]vsLongwe Nthanda1,569·Zambia Youth and Schools closed Chess championshiop- U12and 14 Girls·R5·-13.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 5/3 | #4 | 2305 | -12.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/1 | #14 | 2549 | -8.8 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/3 | #2 | 2409 | +39.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBwalya Margret
🇿🇲ZAM·1695
+0 −7 =1
8 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsVankhedekar Nikhil Nitya
🇿🇲ZAM·1535
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsNamwai Alinuswe V
🇿🇲ZAM·1626
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsLongwe Nthanda
🇿🇲ZAM·1575
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsMumba Abigail
🇿🇲ZAM·1431
+3 −0 =2
5 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
/
Zambia
#485
out of 522 players
Africa
#8,677
in continent
World
#203,798
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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