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Banda Gift
🇿🇲FIDE 8725810· Male· Zambia· Born in 2008
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Banda Gift, a 18-year-old player, is rated 1683. He is progressing steadily with +64 Elo over the past 12 months. 51 rated games in the past year (≈55/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Zambia Youth and Schools closed chess Championship- U16&18 Boys, 2026 HKS Open Chess Tournament - Open section, and Silverest Open Chess Championship - 0pen Section. Also played 3 rapid events (including YOFOSO RAPID TOURNAMENT-open section) recently. His peak of 1736 was reached at age 18 (Jan 2026).
At junior level, he reached #6 and #8 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1683
Standard
Rpd1641·Blz—
All-time high
1736
−53 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 18
Jan 2026 · age 18
Activity
52
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
51 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#116,085
#116,085 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+95 Elo)
1619 → 1714
Apr 2026
6th U18 player nationally
at age 18 · rated 1736
Jan 2026
All-time peak 1736
at age 18 · −53 from today
Jan 2026
2024
8th U16 player nationally
at age 16 · rated 1683
Dec 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 16
Dec 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 16
Dec 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+64
1619 → 1683
Tournaments
6
42 games
Score
15/ 4235.7%
13W4D25L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsChipanama Alinaswe1,579·Zambia Youth and Schools closed chess Championship- U16&18 Boys·R7·-25.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 4/4 | #8 | 2569 | -31.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/8 | #44 | 1763 | +26.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/8 | #97 | 1624 | -48.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/7 | #22 | 1805 | +28.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/5 | #99 | 1620 | -3.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/6 | #128 | 1807 | +12.0 |
Rankings
/
Zambia
#383
out of 522 players
Africa
#4,515
in continent
World
#116,080
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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