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Zulu Taonga
🇿🇲FIDE 8728879· Male· Zambia· Born in 2013
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Zulu Taonga, a 13-year-old player, is rated 1429. He has slipped back 63 Elo over the past 12 months. 79 rated games in the past year (≈88/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Zambia Youth and Schools Closed Championship - U14 Boys, Silverest Open Chess Championship - 0pen Section, and PCZ Masters Series 251101 - Section B. Also played 1 rapid event (including LPCA-YOFOSO ACADEMY RAPID TOURNAMENT -OPEN SECTION) recently. His peak of 1591 was reached at age 12 (Mar 2025).
At junior level, he reached #7 and #3 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
1429
Standard
Rpd1479·Blz—
All-time high
1591
−162 pts below
Mar 2025 · age 12
Mar 2025 · age 12
Activity
84
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
70 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#210,648
#210,648 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
7th U14 player nationally
at age 13 · rated 1483
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 12
Jul 2025
100 career games
at age 12
Jun 2025
3rd U12 player nationally
at age 12 · rated 1591
Mar 2025
Best 12-month gain (+107 Elo)
1484 → 1591
Mar 2025
All-time peak 1591
at age 12 · −162 from today
Mar 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-71
1500 → 1429
Tournaments
12
75 games
Score
23.5/ 7531.3%
20W7D48L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 4/1 | #11 | 2200 | -22.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0/5 | #122 | 1010 | -28.8 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 3.5/6 | #1 | 1568 | +38.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0.5/5 | #104 | 1468 | -4.8 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/6 | #1 | 1607 | +48.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 0/7 | #95 | 1080 | -29.2 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1.5/6 | #6 | 1508 | -0.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 0/6 | #152 | 1034 | -32.8 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 2/6 | #5 | 1596 | +18.9 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/4 | #4 | 2475 | +24.9 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMusabandesu Justin
🇿🇲ZAM·1883
+0 −13 =1
14 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsChewe Joshua
🇿🇲ZAM·1809
+0 −10 =2
12 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsChitula Agatha
🇿🇲ZAM·1498
+5 −2 =3
10 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsChileshe Nkandu
🇿🇲ZAM·1712
+1 −5 =2
8 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsNshikokola Precious
🇿🇲ZAM·1418
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
/
Zambia
#491
out of 522 players
Africa
#8,939
in continent
World
#210,332
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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