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Kenneth Tembo

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FIDEFIDE 8708320· Male· Zambia· Born in 1984

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Kenneth Tembo, a 42-year-old player, is rated 1834. He is on a steady climb with +33 Elo over the past 12 months. 39 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 HKS Open Chess Tournament - Open section, Silverest Open Chess Championship - 0pen Section, and 2nd Annual Loft Chess Tournament - Open section. Also played 1 rapid event (including UNITING MINDS NDOLA RAPID TOURNAMENT) recently. His peak of 1928 was reached at age 32 (Dec 2016, #76 nationally at the time).

Current rating

1834

Standard

Rpd1858·Blz—

All-time high

1928

−94 pts below
Dec 2016 · age 32

Activity

19

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

39 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#66,011

#66,011 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
32nd 40-45 player nationally
at age 42 · rated 1850
Feb 2026
2024
100 career games
at age 40
Dec 2024
Best 12-month gain (+116 Elo)
1712 → 1828
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 40
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1731 → returned at 1731
Feb 2020
2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 33
Sep 2017

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
2nd Annual Loft Chess Tournament - Open section
perf 2215 (+369) · 5/6 · #27
Top opponent
vs Alinaswe Sichone 2,094
PCZ Flowers 2 - Open section · Jun 2025 · +16.3 Elo
Evolution
0
1834 → 1834
Tournaments
6
42 games
Score
20/ 4247.6%
19W2D21L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 HKS Open Chess Tournament - Open section
Open Swiss
Mar 20263/8#431778-16.2
Silverest Open Chess Championship - 0pen Section
Open Swiss
Jan 20263/7#741877+4.4
2nd Annual Loft Chess Tournament - Open section
Open Swiss
Dec 20255/6#272215+16.0
Copperbelt Open Chess Championship - Open section
Open Swiss
Nov 20253/5#371959-3.6
The Travellers and tours 2025 Chess championship - Open Section
Open Swiss
Sep 20253/8#5418430.0
PCZ Flowers 2 - Open section
Swiss
Jun 20253/5#162053+33.4
Worst Elo result: 2026 HKS Open Chess Tournament - Open section (-16.2 Elo, finished #43).

Rankings

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Zambia
#237
out of 522 players
Africa
#2,132
in continent
World
#66,010
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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1
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Africa
1
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2,628
2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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World
1
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2
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2
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4
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6
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7
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8
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9
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9
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