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Banda Aaron
🇿🇲FIDE 8701067· Male· Zambia· Born in 1973
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Banda Aaron, a 53-year-old player, is rated 1954 — just 27 short of his peak of 1981 (Mar 2024, age 51). He is progressing steadily with +46 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2nd FIDE CHESS OLYMPIAD FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES and PCZ FLOWERS Open iii - Open Section. Also played 4 rapid (including Lemon Green Heroes and unity Rapid Tournament - Open section) and 1 blitz events (including GM LUBOSHA BLITZ TOURNAMENT) recently. He took a 24-month break between Feb 2021 and Mar 2023. He reached #60 nationally in Aug 2020.
Current rating
1954
Standard
Rpd2014·Blz1977
All-time high
1981
−27 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 51
Mar 2024 · age 51
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#35,852
#35,852 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
100 career games
at age 52
Nov 2025
2024
3rd 50-55 player nationally
at age 51 · rated 1981
Nov 2024
All-time peak 1981
at age 51 · −27 from today
Mar 2024
2023
7th 45-50 player nationally
at age 50 · rated 1944
Oct 2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 50
Mar 2023
2021
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 1901 → returned at 1949
Feb 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+46
1908 → 1954
Tournaments
2
15 games
Score
9.5/ 1563.3%
8W3D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/6 | #31 | 2033 | +19.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/9 | #9 | 1947 | +10.4 |
Rankings
/
Zambia
#113
out of 522 players
Africa
#944
in continent
World
#35,851
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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