Heskiel Ndahangwapo

Heskiel Ndahangwapo
Personal information
Born2000 (age 24–25)
Endola, Namibia
Chess career
CountryNamibia
TitleCandidate Master (2024)
Peak rating2094 (October 2025)

Heskiel Ndahangwapo is a Namibian chess player.

Chess career

In September 2024, he played for Namibia on board 1 in the 45th Chess Olympiad.[1] He scored 5.5/9 across his games and held a draw against Mariano Ortega Amarelle, who was rated over 400 points higher.[2]

He played in the Chess World Cup 2025 after earning one of the Olympiad qualifier spots, where he was defeated by Vladislav Artemiev in the first round.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Personality of the week – From Oshakati to the chessboard". September 4, 2025.
  2. ^ "Team composition for federation NAM - Open".
  3. ^ "Ndahangwapo's lessons from chess world stage". November 5, 2025.