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VED RAO
🇿🇲FIDE 8728453· Male· Zambia· Born in 2012
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Ved Rao, a 14-year-old player, is rated 1506. He is on a steady climb with +62 Elo over the past 12 months. 42 rated games in the past year (≈59/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Zambia Youth and Schools Closed Championship - U14 Boys, BCM Chess Championship 2025 - Open Section, and The Travellers and tours 2025 Chess championship - Open Section. Also played 2 rapid (including 2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship 17th Edition Rapid Open Section) and 1 blitz events (including 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz)) recently. His peak of 1546 was reached at age 12 (Dec 2024).
At junior level, he reached #10 and #4 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
1506
Standard
Rpd1540·Blz—
All-time high
1546
−40 pts below
Dec 2024 · age 12
Dec 2024 · age 12
Activity
56
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
42 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#183,439
#183,439 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+62 Elo)
1444 → 1506
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 14
Jun 2026
2025
10th U14 player nationally
at age 13 · rated 1508
Jan 2025
2024
4th U12 player nationally
at age 12 · rated 1546
Dec 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 12
Dec 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 12
Dec 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+62
1444 → 1506
Tournaments
7
47 games
Score
24.5/ 4752.1%
21W7D19L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsPrince Isaac Munyua1,673·2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship - 17th Edition (U14 Boys)·R4·-11.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/4 | #43 | 2475 | +16.0 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/2 | #6 | 2438 | -8.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/7 | #76 | 1636 | +37.1 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1/7 | #88 | 1527 | +8.4 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/4 | #5 | 2420 | +42.4 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/2 | #19 | 2346 | -28.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3.5/2 | #18 | 2337 | -8.8 |
Rankings
/
Zambia
#472
out of 522 players
Africa
#7,815
in continent
World
#183,388
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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