Format
KM
Kaoma, Micheal
🇿🇲FIDE 8701431· Male· Zambia· Born in 1994
Follow Micheal KaomaTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
Micheal Kaoma, a 32-year-old player, is rated 2157 and ranked 20th among ZAM players, and in the top 5% worldwide. He has slipped back 45 Elo over the past 12 months. 124 rated games in the past year (≈66/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 HKS Open Chess Tournament - Open section, Silverest Open Chess Championship - Elite Section, and 2nd Annual Loft Chess Tournament - Open section. Also played 3 rapid events (including Silverest Chess Club Elite invitational Rapid Tournament -Elite section) recently. His peak of 2238 was reached at age 31 (Jul 2025); he also reached #6 nationally in Feb 2024 and spent 20 months in top 10.
At junior level, he reached #1 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2157
Standard
Rpd2101·Blz2109
All-time high
2238
−81 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 31
Jul 2025 · age 31
Activity
99
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
111 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#20
#20 · ZAM players · of 497
20 months in National top 10 (2023–2025)
20 months in National top 10 (2023–2025)
Career timeline
21 entries2025
20 months in national top 10
since Apr 2023
Dec 2025
All-time peak 2238
at age 31 · −81 from today
Jul 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 31
Mar 2025
2024
Peak national rank: #6
at age 30 · rated 2210
Feb 2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 30
Feb 2024
500 career games
at age 30
Jan 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-81
2238 → 2157
Tournaments
14
109 games
Score
68.5/ 10962.8%
58W21D30L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/7 | #2 | 2414 | +49.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/8 | #19 | 1864 | -50.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/8 | #9 | 2104 | -19.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/7 | #12 | 2024 | -30.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/8 | #8 | 2187 | -5.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/8 | #3 | 2237 | +11.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/8 | #4 | 2159 | -6.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6/9 | #12 | 2164 | -10.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/8 | #3 | 2182 | -3.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/9 | #10 | 2246 | +9.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPrince Daniel MulengaFM
🇿🇲ZAM·2217
+7 −9 =9
25 games·last met Nov 2025
View head-to-head →
vsThomas ZuluCM
🇿🇲ZAM·2181
+9 −7 =6
22 games·last met Apr 2026
View head-to-head →
vsKabwe Timothy
🇿🇲ZAM·2215
+3 −8 =8
19 games·last met Apr 2026
View head-to-head →
vsDalington NyimbiliCM
🇿🇲ZAM·1965
+14 −3 =2
19 games·last met Dec 2024
View head-to-head →
vsGillan BwalyaIM
🇿🇲ZAM·2313
+2 −13 =1
16 games·last met Nov 2025
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Zambia
#20
out of 522 players
Africa
#171
in continent
World
#10,778
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Zambia
| 1 | 🇿🇲Follow Chitumbo MwaliTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,327 |
| 2 | 🇿🇲Follow Andrew KayondeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,316 |
| 2 | 🇿🇲Follow Rafael SharonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,316 |
| 4 | 🇿🇲Follow Gillan BwalyaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,313 |
| 5 | 🇿🇲Follow Douglas D MunengaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,280 |
| 6 | 🇿🇲Follow Nase LunguTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,247 |
| 7 | 🇿🇲Follow Stanley ChumfwaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,231 |
| 8 | 🇿🇲Follow Prince Daniel MulengaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,217 |
| 9 | 🇿🇲Follow Kabwe TimothyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,215 |
| 10 | 🇿🇲Follow Richmond PhiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,212 |
| ... | ||
| 20 | 2,157 | |
Africa
| 1 | 🇪🇬Follow Bassem AminTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,628 |
| 2 | 🇪🇬Follow Ahmed AdlyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,581 |
| 3 | 🇲🇦Follow Hicham HamdouchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,502 |
| 4 | 🇩🇿Follow Bilel BellahceneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,493 |
| 5 | 🇪🇬Follow Adham FawzyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,464 |
| 6 | 🇩🇿Follow Adlane ArabTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,453 |
| 7 | 🇪🇬Follow Samy ShokerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,443 |
| 8 | 🇲🇬Follow Fy Antenaina RakotomaharoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,437 |
| 9 | 🇩🇿Follow Aimen RizoukTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,425 |
| 10 | 🇪🇬Follow Ibrahim Hasan LabibTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,412 |
| ... | ||
| 171 | 2,157 | |
World
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,841 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 6 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,764 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳Follow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,761 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| 9 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| ... | ||
| 10778 | 2,157 | |