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Handiya Joseph
FM🇿🇲FIDE 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 9 months. 77 rated games in the past year (≈58/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 blitz event (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
Sep 2025 · age 20
Activity
79
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
71 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 8%
#17,429 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2025
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-13
2092 → 2079
Tournaments
5
43 games
Score
29.5/ 4368.6%
27W5D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6.5/9 | #2 | 2068 | -0.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6.5/8 | #5 | 2186 | +20.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5/8 | #9 | 2026 | -30.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/9 | #3 | 2063 | -4.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/8 | #44 | 2168 | +18.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAlinaswe Sichone
🇿🇲ZAM·2076
+1 −0 =5
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsRichmond PhiriIM
🇿🇲ZAM·2212
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsMasikini Cornelius
🇿🇲ZAM·2155
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsChisha Lyapa
🇿🇲ZAM·1913
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsMusonda CholaFM
🇿🇲ZAM·2131
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
/
Zambia
#41
out of 522 players
Africa
#327
in continent
World
#17,429
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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