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Kara Louis
🇹🇿FIDE 21600279· Male· Tanzania· Born in 1987
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Kara Louis, a 39-year-old player, is rated 1791 — just 21 short of his peak of 1812 (Aug 2025, age 38). He has fluctuated between 1773 and 1812 over the past 2 years. 17 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include TANZANIA NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2026 - OPEN, 5th JORDAN OPEN, and Tanzania National Chess Championship 2025 - Men. He had 2 career breaks: 33 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included) and 22 months (2023–2024). He reached #2 nationally in Sep 2025 and spent 17 months in top 5.
Current rating
1791
Standard
Rpd1769·Blz—
All-time high
1812
−21 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 38
Aug 2025 · age 38
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#79,201
#79,201 · players worldwide · of 218,279
17 months in National top 5 (2023–2026)
17 months in National top 5 (2023–2026)
Career timeline
11 entries2026
17 months in national top 5
longest streak 13 months · since Sep 2023
May 2026
2025
Peak national rank: #2
at age 38 · rated 1811
Sep 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 38
Aug 2025
All-time peak 1812
at age 38 · −21 from today
Aug 2025
2023
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 1621 → returned at 1780
Jan 2023
2020
Inactive for 33 months
paused at 1649 → returned at 1621
Mar 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+7
1784 → 1791
Tournaments
3
22 games
Score
16/ 2272.7%
15W2D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/7 | #9 | 1931 | -20.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/3 | #1 | 2479 | +0.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6.5/7 | #2 | 2157 | +27.4 |
Rankings
/
Tanzania
#7
out of 44 players
Africa
#2,703
in continent
World
#79,199
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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