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Mukonde, Darius
🇿🇲FIDE 8704368· Male· Zambia· Born in 1976
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Darius Mukonde, a 50-year-old player, is rated 2002. He has held steady between 2000 and 2050 for 10 months. 40 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Silverest Open Chess Championship - 0pen Section, BCM Chess Championship 2025 - Open Section, and The Travellers and tours 2025 Chess championship - Open Section. He had 2 career breaks: 20 months (2015–2017) and 14 months (2023–2024). His peak of 2176 was reached at age 39 (Mar 2015, #10 nationally at the time).
Current rating
2002
Standard
Rpd1974·Blz—
All-time high
2176
−174 pts below
Mar 2015 · age 39
Mar 2015 · age 39
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
40 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#27,179
#27,179 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2025
3rd 45-50 player nationally
at age 49 · rated 2030
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 49
Sep 2025
2023
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1946 → returned at 1978
Sep 2023
2021
100 career games
at age 45
Nov 2021
2020
10th 40-45 player nationally
at age 44 · rated 1972
Oct 2020
Best 12-month gain (+70 Elo)
1902 → 1972
Jan 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+9
1993 → 2002
Tournaments
5
42 games
Score
25.5/ 4260.7%
20W11D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/9 | #28 | 1935 | -20.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/8 | #32 | 1994 | -7.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/6 | #43 | 2111 | +4.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/8 | #19 | 2131 | +27.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/9 | #9 | 1985 | +4.4 |
Rankings
/
Zambia
#79
out of 522 players
Africa
#640
in continent
World
#27,179
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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