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Ilunga Samson

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FIDEFIDE 8733414· Male· Zambia· Born in 2007

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Ilunga Samson, a 19-year-old player, is rated 1624 — just 1 short of his peak of 1625 (Jul 2025, age 18). He has held steady between 1600 and 1650 for 11 months. 19 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include PCZ FLOWERS OPEN 4th Edition - Combined Section, PCZ Flowers Open 3rd Edition Combined Section, and PCZ Flowers - Combined section.

At junior level, he reached #9 and #10 nationally in U20 and U18.

Current rating

1624

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1625

−1 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 18

Activity

21

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#137,297

#137,297 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

7 entries
2026
9th U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 1624
May 2026
2025
10th U18 player nationally
at age 18 · rated 1625
Sep 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 18
Jul 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 18
Jul 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 18
Jul 2025
All-time peak 1625
at age 18 · −1 from today
Jul 2025

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
PCZ FLOWERS OPEN 4th Edition - Combined Section
perf 1716 (+92) · 4.5/7 · #8
Top opponent
vs Ericho Nshikokola 1,728
PCZ Flowers - Combined section · Jun 2025 · +25.8 Elo
Evolution
-1
1625 → 1624
Tournaments
3
21 games
Score
11.5/ 2154.8%
9W5D7L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
PCZ FLOWERS OPEN 4th Edition - Combined Section
Open Swiss
Mar 20264.5/7#81716+0.8
PCZ Flowers Open 3rd Edition Combined Section
Open Swiss
Oct 20255/3#142412-2.0
PCZ Flowers - Combined section
Open Swiss
Jun 20252/5#1716550.0

Rankings

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Zambia
#432
out of 534 players
Africa
#5,532
in continent
World
#137,289
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Zambia
1
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2
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2
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4
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2,310
5
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2,280
6
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2,247
7
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2,231
8
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2,217
9
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10
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Africa
1
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2,627
2
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2,580
3
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2,502
4
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5
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2,467
6
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2,453
7
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2,442
8
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2,441
9
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2,414
10
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2,412
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World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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10
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