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Chasaya, Terence
🇿🇲FIDE 8702632· Male· Zambia· Born in 1995
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Terence Chasaya, a 31-year-old player, is rated 2097 — just 6 short of his peak of 2103 (May 2015, age 20) and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He is on a breakout run, having gained +85 Elo over the past 12 months. 56 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 HKS Open Chess Tournament - Open section, 2nd Annual Loft Chess Tournament - Open section, and Copperbelt Open Chess Championship - Open section. Also played 1 rapid event (including Lemon Green Heroes and unity Rapid Tournament - Open section) recently. He reached #20 nationally in May 2015.
At junior level, he reached #1 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2097
Standard
Rpd1932·Blz—
All-time high
2103
−6 pts below
May 2015 · age 20
May 2015 · age 20
Activity
51
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
45 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 7%
#15,701 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 30
Jun 2025
Best 12-month gain (+125 Elo)
1852 → 1977
Jan 2025
2019
100 career games
at age 24
Aug 2019
2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 22
Feb 2017
2016
Re-crossed 2000
at age 21
Aug 2016
2015
Peak national rank: #20
at age 20 · rated 2103
May 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
The Travellers and tours 2025 Chess championship - Open Sectionperf 2196 (+159) · 6/8 · #18
Top opponent
Evolution
+85
2012 → 2097
Tournaments
6
46 games
Score
29.5/ 4664.1%
28W3D15L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsMakanga Kusanta2,122·The Travellers and tours 2025 Chess championship - Open Section·R6·+12.4
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/8 | #3 | 2222 | +34.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/8 | #7 | 2171 | +31.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/6 | #28 | 1954 | -13.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/7 | #11 | 2054 | +6.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6/8 | #18 | 2196 | +17.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/8 | #39 | 2046 | +7.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMicheal Kaoma
🇿🇲ZAM·2157
+1 −8 =2
11 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsThomas ZuluCM
🇿🇲ZAM·2181
+3 −4 =2
9 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsPrince Daniel MulengaFM
🇿🇲ZAM·2217
+0 −7 =2
9 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsKabwe Timothy
🇿🇲ZAM·2215
+0 −8 =0
8 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsMumba Samuel
🇿🇲ZAM·2143
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
/
Zambia
#36
out of 522 players
Africa
#283
in continent
World
#15,701
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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