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Shane Kennedy

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FIDEFIDE 8707162· Male· Zambia· Born in 2008

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Shane Kennedy, a 18-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 1953. He is on a steady climb with +39 Elo over the past 12 months. 54 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 HKS Open Chess Tournament - Open section, Silverest Open Chess Championship - 0pen Section, and Kansashi Open Chess Championship - Open Section. Also played 4 rapid events (including LPC-YOFOSO Academy Rapid Tournament- Open section) recently. His peak of 1999 was reached at age 18 (Jan 2026, #78 nationally at the time).

Awarded CM in 2017 (age 9). At junior level, he reached #2, #2, #3, #3 and #3 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.

Current rating

1953

Standard

Rpd2025·Blz1789

All-time high

1999

−46 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 18

Activity

63

games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo

54 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#36,050

#36,050 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

14 entries
2026
Peak national rank: #78
at age 18 · rated 1999
Jan 2026
2nd U18 player nationally
at age 18 · rated 1999
Jan 2026
All-time peak 1999
at age 18 · −46 from today
Jan 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+468 Elo)
1424 → 1892
Mar 2024
6-month rising streak
+262 Elo
Mar 2024
2nd U16 player nationally
at age 16 · rated 1820
Feb 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Kansashi Open Chess Championship - Open Section
perf 2210 (+211) · 3.5/5 · #26
Top opponent
vs Justin Daka 2,220
Kansashi Open Chess Championship - Open Section · Dec 2025 · +11.2 Elo
Evolution
+40
1913 → 1953
Tournaments
6
57 games
Score
31/ 5754.4%
27W8D22L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 HKS Open Chess Tournament - Open section
Open Swiss
Mar 20264/8#301884-42.8
Silverest Open Chess Championship - 0pen Section
Open Swiss
Jan 20264.5/8#431992-1.6
Kansashi Open Chess Championship - Open Section
Open Swiss
Dec 20253.5/5#262210+22.8
BCM Chess Championship 2025 - Open Section
Open Swiss
Nov 20255.5/8#112050+39.5
Lusaka Open 2025 Chess Championship - Open Section
Open Swiss
Aug 20253.5/7#791938+1.2
Worst Elo result: 2026 HKS Open Chess Tournament - Open section (-42.8 Elo, finished #30).

Rankings

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Zambia
#115
out of 534 players
Africa
#933
in continent
World
#36,050
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Zambia
1
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2,327
2
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2,316
2
🇿🇲Sharon, RafaelFollow Rafael SharonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,316
4
🇿🇲Bwalya, GillanFollow Gillan BwalyaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,310
5
🇿🇲Munenga, Douglas DFollow Douglas D MunengaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,280
6
🇿🇲Lungu, NaseFollow Nase LunguTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,247
7
🇿🇲Chumfwa, StanleyFollow Stanley ChumfwaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,231
8
🇿🇲Mulenga, Prince DanielFollow Prince Daniel MulengaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,217
9
🇿🇲Kabwe TimothyFollow Kabwe TimothyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,215
10
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2,212
...
115🇿🇲Shane Kennedy1,953
Africa
1
🇪🇬Amin, BassemFollow Bassem AminTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,627
2
🇪🇬Adly, AhmedFollow Ahmed AdlyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,580
3
🇲🇦Hamdouchi, HichamFollow Hicham HamdouchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,502
4
🇩🇿Bellahcene, BilelFollow Bilel BellahceneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,493
5
🇪🇬Fawzy, AdhamFollow Adham FawzyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,467
6
🇩🇿Arab, AdlaneFollow Adlane ArabTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,453
7
🇪🇬Shoker, SamyFollow Samy ShokerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,442
8
🇲🇬Rakotomaharo, Fy AntenainaFollow Fy Antenaina RakotomaharoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,441
9
🇹🇳Njili, KamelFollow Kamel NjiliTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,414
10
🇪🇬Labib, Ibrahim HasanFollow Ibrahim Hasan LabibTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,412
...
933🇿🇲Shane Kennedy1,953
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
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36050🇿🇲Shane Kennedy1,953