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Kalaba, Mutale
🇿🇲FIDE 8704260· Male· Zambia· Born in 1981
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Mutale Kalaba, a 45-year-old player, is rated 1925. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 7 months. 39 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include BCM Chess Championship 2025 - Open Section, The Travellers and tours 2025 Chess championship - Open Section, and Lusaka Open 2025 Chess Championship - Open Section. Also played 1 rapid event (including The Annual Autism Awareness Rapid Tournament - Open section) recently. His peak of 1993 was reached at age 43 (Aug 2024); he also reached #55 nationally in Nov 2021.
Current rating
1925
Standard
Rpd2012·Blz—
All-time high
1993
−68 pts below
Aug 2024 · age 43
Aug 2024 · age 43
Activity
43
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
30 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#42,074
#42,074 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2024
All-time peak 1993
at age 43 · −68 from today
Aug 2024
2022
4th 40-45 player nationally
at age 41 · rated 1990
Apr 2022
2021
Peak national rank: #55
at age 40 · rated 1990
Nov 2021
2020
100 career games
at age 39
Apr 2020
2018
Best 12-month gain (+111 Elo)
1771 → 1882
May 2018
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 37
Jan 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
0
1925 → 1925
Tournaments
3
24 games
Score
12.5/ 2452.1%
11W3D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsSitwala immanuel1,740·The Travellers and tours 2025 Chess championship - Open Section·R2·-14.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/8 | #47 | 1977 | +17.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/6 | #71 | 1871 | -37.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/6 | #74 | 2143 | +10.6 |
Worst Elo result: The Travellers and tours 2025 Chess championship - Open Section (-37.2 Elo, finished #71).
Most-Played Opponents
vsJustin Daka
🇿🇲ZAM·2194
+1 −7 =1
9 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsRobson Kameya
🇿🇲ZAM·2084
+1 −5 =1
7 games·last met May 2025
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vsRichmond PhiriIM
🇿🇲ZAM·2212
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsKabwe Timothy
🇿🇲ZAM·2215
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMubanga Chanda Patrick
🇿🇲ZAM·2068
+3 −0 =2
5 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
/
Zambia
#144
out of 522 players
Africa
#1,166
in continent
World
#42,073
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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