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Namwai Alinuswe V
🇿🇲FIDE 8726213· Female· Zambia· Born in 2010
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Namwai Alinuswe V, a 16-year-old player, is rated 1626. She is on a breakout run, having gained +80 Elo over the past 12 months. 62 rated games in the past year (≈69/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Zambia Youth and Schools Closed Championship - U16 and 18Girls, SUSAN at 50 Ladies Chess Championship, and Silverest Open Chess Championship - Women Section. Also played 2 rapid events (including Zambia Academic Fusion Chess Tournament - Ladies Section) recently. Her peak of 1686 was reached at age 16 (Jan 2026).
At junior level, she reached #5 and #2 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1626
Standard
Rpd1518·Blz—
All-time high
1686
−60 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 16
Jan 2026 · age 16
Activity
66
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
62 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#137,126
#137,126 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
5th U16 player nationally
at age 16 · rated 1686
Jan 2026
Best 12-month gain (+173 Elo)
1513 → 1686
Jan 2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 16
Jan 2026
All-time peak 1686
at age 16 · −60 from today
Jan 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 15
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 15
Nov 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+90
1536 → 1626
Tournaments
9
61 games
Score
33/ 6154.1%
26W14D21L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/2 | #4 | 2457 | -19.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/4 | #8 | 2476 | -20.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/8 | #16 | 1732 | -19.2 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/4 | #2 | 2444 | +50.8 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/5 | #10 | 1762 | +42.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/8 | #11 | 1676 | +32.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/6 | #12 | 2035 | +12.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/6 | #9 | 1672 | +38.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 0.5/3 | #34 | 1460 | -10.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNaomi Mwale
🇿🇲ZAM·1751
+1 −9 =3
13 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsBwalya Margret
🇿🇲ZAM·1695
+3 −7 =1
11 games·last met May 2026
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vsMweetwa Victoria
🇿🇲ZAM·1568
+2 −5 =2
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsChitula Agatha
🇿🇲ZAM·1498
+2 −5 =2
9 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsMashane Mary
🇿🇲ZAM·1485
+4 −4 =0
8 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
/
Zambia
#416
out of 522 players
Africa
#5,594
in continent
World
#137,118
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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