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Kapende Shalom

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FIDEFIDE 20505833· Female· Malawi· Born in 2006

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Kapende Shalom, a 20-year-old player, is rated 1571 — just 6 short of her peak of 1577 (Jan 2026, age 20). She has held steady between 1550 and 1600 for 2 years. 19 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SUSAN at 50 Ladies Chess Championship, CRCL open 2026, and 2025 NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - WOMAN. Also played 1 rapid event (including DADAZ QUEENS ROUND ROBIN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP) recently. She had 2 career breaks: 18 months (2022–2024) and 19 months (2024–2026). She reached #65 nationally in Jul 2023.

At junior level, she reached #7, #5 and #3 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.

Current rating

1571

Standard

Rpd1555·Blz—

All-time high

1577

−6 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 20

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#157,370

#157,370 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

14 entries
2026
7th U20 player nationally
at age 20 · rated 1571
May 2026
All-time peak 1577
at age 20 · −6 from today
Jan 2026
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+288 Elo)
1287 → 1575
May 2024
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1575 → returned at 1577
May 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 18
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
2025 NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - WOMAN
perf 1695 (+118) · 5/7 · #7
Top opponent
vs Tupokiwe MsukwaWCM 1,706
SUSAN at 50 Ladies Chess Championship · Mar 2026 · +13.7 Elo
Evolution
-4
1575 → 1571
Tournaments
3
21 games
Score
11.5/ 2154.8%
8W7D6L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SUSAN at 50 Ladies Chess Championship
Open Swiss
Mar 20262.5/6#41593+0.4
CRCL open 2026
Open Swiss
Jan 20264/6#41674-6.0
2025 NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - WOMAN
Swiss
Dec 20255/7#71695+2.0

Rankings

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Malawi
#114
out of 162 players
Africa
#6,544
in continent
World
#157,353
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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7
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8
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10
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Africa
1
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2,627
2
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3
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9
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10
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10
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