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Chemba Joana
🇿🇲FIDE 8726965· Female· Zambia· Born in 1988
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Chemba Joana, a 38-year-old player, is rated 1443. She has slipped back 118 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Silverest Open Chess Championship - Women Section, BCM Chess Championship 2025 - Women Section, and Lusaka Open 2025 Chess Championship - Ladies Section. Her peak of 1596 was reached at age 36 (Aug 2024).
Current rating
1443
Standard
Rpd1575·Blz—
All-time high
1596
−153 pts below
Aug 2024 · age 36
Aug 2024 · age 36
Activity
31
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#206,318
#206,318 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
100 career games
at age 37
Dec 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+279 Elo)
1317 → 1596
Sep 2024
All-time peak 1596
at age 36 · −153 from today
Aug 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 36
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 36
Mar 2024
64th 35-40 player nationally
at age 36 · rated 1323
Jan 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-118
1561 → 1443
Tournaments
3
24 games
Score
9.5/ 2439.6%
9W1D14L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/6 | #35 | 1382 | -60.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/3 | #24 | 2547 | -13.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/6 | #16 | 1759 | -29.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsChitula Agatha
🇿🇲ZAM·1498
+1 −6 =3
10 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsLikando Namakau
🇿🇲ZAM·1816
+2 −6 =0
8 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsSauti Nilla
🇿🇲ZAM·1610
+3 −2 =2
7 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsNaomi Mwale
🇿🇲ZAM·1751
+0 −6 =1
7 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsConstance MbathaWFM
🇿🇲ZAM·1824
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Aug 2025
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Rankings
/
Zambia
#488
out of 522 players
Africa
#8,780
in continent
World
#206,097
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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