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Handiya Joseph

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FIDEFIDE 8723419· Male· Zambia· Born in 2005

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Handiya Joseph, a 21-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 2079 — just 29 short of his peak of 2108 (Sep 2025, age 20) and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 8 months. 77 rated games in the past year (≈59/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include PCZ FLOWERS OPEN 4th Edition - Open Section, BCM Chess Championship 2025 - Open Section, and Bank Windhoek 2025 Namibia Open. Also played 1 rapid (including LPC-YOFOSO Academy Rapid Tournament- Open section) and 1 blitz events (including Bank Windhoek 2025 Namibian Open Blitz Chess Tournament) recently. He reached #21 nationally in Feb 2024.

Awarded FM in 2024 (age 19). At junior level, he reached #1, #1 and #1 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.

Current rating

2079

Standard

Rpd2067·Blz2106

All-time high

2108

−29 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 20

Activity

79

games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo

77 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 8%

#17,423 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

15 entries
2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 20
Sep 2025
All-time peak 2108
at age 20 · −29 from today
Sep 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 20
Feb 2025
2024
1st U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 2107
Sep 2024
FM title awardedFM
at age 19
Sep 2024
Crossed 2100
at age 19
Sep 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
BCM Chess Championship 2025 - Open Section
perf 2186 (+106) · 6.5/8 · #5
Top opponent
vs Richmond PhiriIM 2,251
2025 LPCA Elite League 1-2 · May 2025 · +14.6 Elo
Evolution
-1
2080 → 2079
Tournaments
8
78 games
Score
50.5/ 7864.7%
43W15D20L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsRichmond PhiriIM2,251·2025 LPCA Elite League 1-2·R9·+14.6
2.[W]vsMusonda CholaFM2,127·2025 LPCA Elite League 1-2·R8·+11.3
3.[W]vsBanda Alton2,058·2025 LPCA Elite League 1-2·R18·+9.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
PCZ FLOWERS OPEN 4th Edition - Open Section
Open Swiss
Mar 20266.5/9#22068-0.8
BCM Chess Championship 2025 - Open Section
Open Swiss
Nov 20256.5/8#52186+20.8
Bank Windhoek 2025 Namibia Open
Open Swiss
Sep 20255/8#92026-30.4
PCZ FLOWERS Open iii - Open Section
Open Swiss
Aug 20256.5/9#32063-4.4
Lusaka Open 2025 Chess Championship - Open Section
Open Swiss
Aug 20255/8#442168+18.2
Worst Elo result: Bank Windhoek 2025 Namibia Open (-30.4 Elo, finished #9).

Rankings

/
Zambia
#41
out of 534 players
Africa
#324
in continent
World
#17,423
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Zambia
1
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2
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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41🇿🇲Handiya Joseph2,079
Africa
1
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2,627
2
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2,580
3
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4
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5
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6
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2,453
7
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8
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2,441
9
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10
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324🇿🇲Handiya Joseph2,079
World
1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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10
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