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Daka, Justin
🇿🇲FIDE 8705364· Male· Zambia· Born in 1988
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Justin Daka, a 38-year-old player, is rated 2194 and ranked 13th among ZAM players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He has slipped back 31 Elo over the past 12 months. 113 rated games in the past year (≈46/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 HKS Open Chess Tournament - Open section, Silverest Open Chess Championship - Elite Section, and Kansashi Open Chess Championship - Open Section. Also played 4 rapid (including Silverest Chess Club Elite invitational Rapid Tournament -Elite section) and 1 blitz events (including GM LUBOSHA BLITZ TOURNAMENT) recently. His peak of 2281 was reached at age 37 (Sep 2025, #5 nationally at the time).
Current rating
2194
Standard
Rpd2150·Blz2178
All-time high
2281
−87 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 37
Sep 2025 · age 37
Activity
77
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
105 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#13
#13 · ZAM players · of 497
Career timeline
13 entries2025
500 career games
at age 37
Dec 2025
Peak national rank: #5
at age 37 · rated 2281
Sep 2025
Best 12-month gain (+169 Elo)
2112 → 2281
Sep 2025
All-time peak 2281
at age 37 · −87 from today
Sep 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 37
Jun 2025
2018
Re-crossed 2200
at age 30
May 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-31
2225 → 2194
Tournaments
10
82 games
Score
56/ 8268.3%
47W18D17L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMubanga Chanda Patrick2,027·The Travellers and tours 2025 Chess championship - Open Section·R7·-16.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/8 | #9 | 2204 | +4.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/9 | #13 | 2175 | -5.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/6 | #19 | 2024 | -25.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/8 | #3 | 2348 | +14.5 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/8 | #8 | 2202 | -9.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/8 | #13 | 2211 | -10.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 2370 | +29.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 7/9 | #6 | 2336 | +25.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6.5/8 | #3 | 2305 | +20.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/9 | #11 | 2106 | -18.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsGillan BwalyaIM
🇿🇲ZAM·2313
+4 −16 =8
28 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsRichmond PhiriIM
🇿🇲ZAM·2212
+4 −12 =9
25 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsKabwe Timothy
🇿🇲ZAM·2215
+7 −3 =9
19 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsGodwin PhiriCM
🇿🇲ZAM·2164
+2 −6 =7
15 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsJames DimbaCM
🇿🇲ZAM·2030
+5 −8 =2
15 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Zambia
#13
out of 522 players
Africa
#121
in continent
World
#8,511
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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