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Chabala, Efford
🇿🇲FIDE 8701598· Male· Zambia· Born in 1983
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Efford Chabala, a 43-year-old player, is rated 1970. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 16 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent appearances: Silverest Open Chess Championship - 0pen Section and PCZ Flowers 2 - Open section. He had 2 career breaks: 14 months (2017–2018) and 32 months (2021–2024). His peak of 2017 was reached at age 35 (Sep 2018, #52 nationally at the time).
Current rating
1970
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2017
−47 pts below
Sep 2018 · age 35
Sep 2018 · age 35
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#32,674
#32,674 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
10th 40-45 player nationally
at age 43 · rated 1970
May 2026
2021
Inactive for 32 months
paused at 1927 → returned at 1946
Nov 2021
2018
Peak national rank: #52
at age 35 · rated 2017
Sep 2018
Crossed 2000
at age 35
Sep 2018
All-time peak 2017
at age 35 · −47 from today
Sep 2018
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 35
Sep 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+7
1963 → 1970
Tournaments
2
14 games
Score
8/ 1457.1%
5W6D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/8 | #50 | 1993 | +7.0 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3.5/6 | #8 | 1943 | -3.0 |
Rankings
/
Zambia
#95
out of 522 players
Africa
#827
in continent
World
#32,673
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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