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Kalema, Jackson Kioko
🇰🇪FIDE 10802541· Male· Kenya· Born in 1988
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Jackson Kioko Kalema, a 38-year-old player, is rated 1686. He has slipped back 38 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include MCC Monthly Chess Tournament - Labour Day, Mombasa Open Chess Championship 2025 - Open, and Mombasa International Chess Festival - Open. Also played 3 rapid (including Coast Chess League Rapid Finale) and 1 blitz events (including Mashariki Blitz Farewell 2025) recently. His peak of 1728 was reached at age 36 (Mar 2024); he also reached #66 nationally in Jan 2022.
Current rating
1686
Standard
Rpd1701·Blz1745
All-time high
1728
−42 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 36
Mar 2024 · age 36
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#115,041
#115,041 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+186 Elo)
1542 → 1728
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 36
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1728
at age 36 · −42 from today
Mar 2024
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 34
Nov 2022
Peak national rank: #66
at age 34 · rated 1677
Jan 2022
2021
Crossed 1600
at age 33
Dec 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-41
1727 → 1686
Tournaments
4
22 games
Score
13.5/ 2261.4%
12W3D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/4 | #10 | 2397 | +0.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/6 | #40 | 1772 | +0.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/3 | #29 | 2726 | -15.0 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3.5/1 | #4 | 2532 | +3.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLukoko Moses
🇰🇪KEN·1703
+4 −2 =2
8 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsSamuel Macharia Mwangi
🇰🇪KEN·1690
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsJamie Obora Kanango
🇰🇪KEN·1783
+0 −1 =5
6 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsSajid Nurmohamed
🇰🇪KEN·1776
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsNdumia Samuel Nderitu
🇰🇪KEN·1526
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
Kenya
#272
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#4,454
in continent
World
#115,037
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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