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Mofya Stephen
🇿🇲FIDE 8726868· Male· Zambia· Born in 2007
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Mofya Stephen, a 19-year-old player, is rated 2109 — just 11 short of his peak of 2120 (Sep 2025, age 18) and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +27 Elo over the past 12 months. 64 rated games in the past year (≈52/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Silverest Open Chess Championship - 0pen Section, 16th AFRICAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 UNDER 18 OPEN, and BCM Chess Championship 2025 - Open Section. He reached #24 nationally in Sep 2025.
At junior level, he reached #1, #2 and #2 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2109
Standard
Rpd2076·Blz—
All-time high
2120
−11 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 18
Sep 2025 · age 18
Activity
59
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
64 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 7%
#14,555 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
1st U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 2109
Feb 2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 19
Feb 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
Peak national rank: #24
at age 18 · rated 2120
Sep 2025
2nd U18 player nationally
at age 18 · rated 2120
Sep 2025
Crossed 2100
at age 18
Sep 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+27
2082 → 2109
Tournaments
5
42 games
Score
29/ 4269.0%
25W8D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6.5/8 | #11 | 2281 | +41.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/8 | #9 | 2101 | -23.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6.5/8 | #2 | 2246 | +33.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5/9 | #24 | 2029 | -36.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/8 | #24 | 2170 | +37.6 |
Worst Elo result: The Travellers and tours 2025 Chess championship - Open Section (-36.8 Elo, finished #24).
Rankings
/
Zambia
#30
out of 522 players
Africa
#257
in continent
World
#14,555
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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