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Shane Kennedy
CM🇿🇲FIDE 8707162· Male· Zambia· Born in 2008
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Shane Kennedy, a 18-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 2073 — his current career high and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +160 Elo over the past 12 months. 66 rated games in the past year (≈30/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Zambia Youth and Schools closed chess Championship- U16&18 Boys, 2026 HKS Open Chess Tournament - Open section, and Silverest Open Chess Championship - 0pen Section. Also played 4 rapid (including YOFOSO RAPID TOURNAMENT-open section) and 1 blitz events (including 2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship 17th Edition Blitz Open Section) recently. He reached #43 nationally in Jun 2026.
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
2073
Standard
Rpd1983·Blz1838
All-time high
2073
at best
Jun 2026 · age 18
Jun 2026 · age 18
Activity
64
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
66 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 8%
#18,085 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
Peak national rank: #43
at age 18 · rated 2073
Jun 2026
2nd U18 player nationally
at age 18 · rated 2073
Jun 2026
Crossed 2000
at age 18
Jun 2026
All-time peak 2073
at age 18
Jun 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+468 Elo)
1424 → 1892
Mar 2024
6-month rising streak
+262 Elo
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship - 17th Edition (U18 Boys)perf 2298 (+225) · 7/8 · #3
Top opponent
Evolution
+159
1914 → 2073
Tournaments
7
53 games
Score
35/ 5366.0%
32W6D15L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsJudah Nathan LevitanFM2,192·2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship - 17th Edition (U18 Boys)·R5·+26.6
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 7/8 | #3 | 2298 | +80.0 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 7/4 | #1 | 2492 | +40.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/8 | #30 | 1884 | -42.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/8 | #43 | 1992 | -1.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/5 | #26 | 2210 | +22.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/8 | #11 | 2050 | +39.5 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/7 | #79 | 1938 | +1.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSauti Joshua Lisuku
🇿🇲ZAM·2007
+5 −2 =0
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsJustin Daka
🇿🇲ZAM·2194
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsMofya Stephen
🇿🇲ZAM·2109
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsPhiri Joe
🇿🇲ZAM·1651
+3 −0 =2
5 games·last met Jan 2025
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Rankings
/
Zambia
#43
out of 522 players
Africa
#345
in continent
World
#18,085
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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