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Kaunda, Kajani

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FIDEFIDE 16400089· Male· Malawi· Born in 1970

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Kajani Kaunda, a 56-year-old player, is rated 1893. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 5 career breaks: 21 months (2015–2017), 17 months (2018–2020), 29 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included), 17 months (2022–2024) and 15 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: Ilala classic. Also played 1 rapid event (including RFP May Rapid) recently. His peak of 1932 was reached at age 55 (May 2025); he also reached #11 nationally in Jan 2019.

Current rating

1893

Standard

Rpd1876·Blz—

All-time high

1932

−39 pts below
May 2025 · age 55

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#49,851

#49,851 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

16 entries
2026
1st 55-60 player nationally
at age 56 · rated 1893
Jun 2026
2025
1st 50-55 player nationally
at age 55 · rated 1932
Aug 2025
All-time peak 1932
at age 55 · −39 from today
May 2025
2024
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1850 → returned at 1932
Jan 2024
2022
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1868 → returned at 1850
Jul 2022
2020
2nd 45-50 player nationally
at age 50 · rated 1910
Oct 2020

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Mwazozo Hope 1,911
Ilala classic · Oct 2025 · +0.5 Elo
Evolution
-39
1932 → 1893
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
5/ 955.6%
4W2D3L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsLakudzala Shadreck1,855·Ilala classic·R7·+8.9
2.[W]vsJailoss Asher1,620·Ilala classic·R4·+3.4
3.[D]vsMwazozo Hope1,911·Ilala classic·R5·+0.5
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsPhiri Blessings1,678·Ilala classic·R9·-15.5
2.[L]vsMatundu Richard1,713·Ilala classic·R2·-14.8
3.[L]vsMhango Kelusi1,751·Ilala classic·R6·-13.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Ilala classic
Open Swiss
Oct 20255/7#131928-38.8
Worst Elo result: Ilala classic (-38.8 Elo, finished #13).

Most-Played Opponents

vsChiletso ChipangaCM
🇲🇼MAW·2085
+0 −7 =0
7 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsChiwambo StansfordCM
🇲🇼MAW·2009
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsKamwendo Precious
🇲🇼MAW·2043
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Dec 2022
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Rankings

/
Malawi
#21
out of 169 players
Africa
#1,490
in continent
World
#49,850
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Malawi
1
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2,303
2
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2,085
3
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2,064
4
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2,062
5
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2,043
6
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2,014
7
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2,009
8
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1,998
9
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1,963
10
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1,962
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21🇲🇼Kaunda, Kajani1,893
Africa
1
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2,628
2
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2,581
3
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2,502
4
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2,493
5
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2,464
6
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2,453
7
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2,443
8
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2,437
9
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2,425
10
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2,412
...
1490🇲🇼Kaunda, Kajani1,893
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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49850🇲🇼Kaunda, Kajani1,893