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Sakala Ronald
🇿🇲FIDE 8707677· Male· Zambia· Born in 1978
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Sakala Ronald, a 48-year-old player, is rated 1927. He has slipped back 82 Elo over the past 12 months. 72 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include PCZ FLOWERS OPEN 4th Edition - Open Section, Silverest Open Chess Championship - 0pen Section, and Kansashi Open Chess Championship - Open Section. Also played 2 rapid events (including Silverest Chess Club Elite invitational Rapid Tournament -Elite section) recently. His peak of 2012 was reached at age 47 (Jan 2025); he also reached #53 nationally in Feb 2021.
Current rating
1927
Standard
Rpd2005·Blz—
All-time high
2012
−85 pts below
Jan 2025 · age 47
Jan 2025 · age 47
Activity
43
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
72 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#41,705
#41,705 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2025
2nd 45-50 player nationally
at age 47 · rated 2012
Jan 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 47
Jan 2025
All-time peak 2012
at age 47 · −85 from today
Jan 2025
2024
100 career games
at age 46
Aug 2024
2022
6th 40-45 player nationally
at age 44 · rated 1980
Apr 2022
2021
Peak national rank: #53
at age 43 · rated 1989
Feb 2021
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-50
1977 → 1927
Tournaments
9
84 games
Score
51.5/ 8461.3%
45W13D26L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/8 | #15 | 2050 | +10.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/7 | #72 | 1757 | -33.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/4 | #34 | 2152 | +0.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/8 | #35 | 1965 | +11.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/8 | #31 | 1953 | +2.8 |
Rankings
/
Zambia
#143
out of 534 players
Africa
#1,132
in continent
World
#41,705
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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