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Kayonde, Andrew

Kayonde, Andrew

IM🇿🇲

FIDEFIDE 8700281· Male· Zambia· Born in 1988

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Andrew Kayonde, a 38-year-old International Master, is rated 2316 and ranked 2nd among ZAM players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has held steady between 2300 and 2350 for 3 years. 22 rated games in the past year (≈30/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025 ZONE 4.5 AFRICA CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS OPEN, PCZ Flowers Open 2 - Elite Section, and 2025 World Cup Slot Qualifier. Also played 1 rapid event (including Silverest Chess Club Elite invitational Rapid Tournament -Elite section) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 21 months (2010–2012), 14 months (2012–2014) and 19 months (2021–2023). His peak of 2422 was reached at age 28 (Aug 2016); he also reached #1 nationally in May 2015 and spent 55 months as #1.

Awarded IM in 2016 (age 28), FM in 2014 (age 26), and CM in 2012 (age 24).

Current rating

2316

Standard

Rpd2324·Blz2307

All-time high

2422

−106 pts below
Aug 2016 · age 28

Activity

25

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#2

#2 · ZAM players · of 497
55 months in #1 nationally (2015–2019)

Career timeline

21 entries
2021
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2378 → returned at 2363
Jun 2021
Re-crossed 2400
at age 33
Apr 2021
2019
55 months in National #1
longest streak 55 months · since May 2015
Dec 2019
2016
IM title awardedIM
at age 28
Aug 2016
All-time peak 2422
at age 28 · −106 from today
Aug 2016
Crossed 2400
at age 28
Jul 2016

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
2025 ZONE 4.5 AFRICA CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS OPEN
perf 2382 (+75) · 7/9 · #1
Top opponent
vs Kabwe Timothy 2,215
PCZ Masters Series 260601- Section A · Jun 2026 · +3.6 Elo
Evolution
+9
2307 → 2316
Tournaments
2
15 games
Score
11/ 1573.3%
8W6D1L
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsRichmond PhiriIM2,212·PCZ Masters Series 260601- Section A·R1·-6.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
PCZ Masters Series 260601- Section A
Round-Robin
Jun 20264/6#12332+1.4
2025 ZONE 4.5 AFRICA CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS OPEN
Open Swiss
Oct 20257/9#12382+8.6

Most-Played Opponents

vsPrince Daniel MulengaFM
🇿🇲ZAM·2217
+18 −10 =10
38 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsRichmond PhiriIM
🇿🇲ZAM·2212
+14 −8 =7
29 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsChitumbo MwaliIM
🇿🇲ZAM·2327
+9 −5 =6
20 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsGillan BwalyaIM
🇿🇲ZAM·2313
+4 −9 =3
16 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsGeoffrey LuanjaFM
🇿🇲ZAM·2183
+9 −1 =6
16 games·last met Mar 2025
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Rankings

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Zambia
#2
out of 522 players
Africa
#38
in continent
World
#3,587
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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1
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4
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2,313
5
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6
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2,247
7
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2,231
8
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2,217
9
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2,215
10
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2,212
Africa
1
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2,628
2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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2,453
7
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8
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9
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10
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World
1
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2
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2
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4
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4
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6
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7
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8
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9
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9
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