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Kanyoka Kennedy

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FIDEFIDE 8708495· Male· Zambia· Born in 1999

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Kanyoka Kennedy, a 27-year-old player, is rated 2052 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 40 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2026 HKS Open Chess Tournament - Open section, 2nd Annual Loft Chess Tournament - Open section, and Luanshya Elite Chess Championship. Also played 1 rapid event (including The Annual Autism Awareness Rapid Tournament - Open section) recently. His peak of 2106 was reached at age 26 (Jun 2025); he also reached #23 nationally in Jan 2024.

Previously known as Kennedy Kanyoka (until Feb 2019). At junior level, he reached #2 nationally in U20.

Current rating

2052

Standard

Rpd2125·Blz—

All-time high

2106

−54 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 26

Activity

32

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 9%

#20,507 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

13 entries
2025
Crossed 2100
at age 26
Jun 2025
All-time peak 2106
at age 26 · −54 from today
Jun 2025
2024
Peak national rank: #23
at age 25 · rated 2068
Jan 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2000
at age 24
Sep 2023
100 career games
at age 24
Sep 2023
Re-crossed 2000
at age 24
Apr 2023

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Luanshya Elite Chess Championship
perf 2202 (+96) · 5/6 · #1
Top opponent
vs Micheal Kaoma 2,216
2nd Annual Loft Chess Tournament - Open section · Dec 2025 · +3.7 Elo
Evolution
-54
2106 → 2052
Tournaments
3
22 games
Score
13.5/ 2261.4%
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Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 HKS Open Chess Tournament - Open section
Open Swiss
Mar 20264.5/8#171924-30.0
2nd Annual Loft Chess Tournament - Open section
Open Swiss
Dec 20254/8#211989-24.0
Luanshya Elite Chess Championship
Swiss
May 20255/6#12202+13.8
Worst Elo result: 2026 HKS Open Chess Tournament - Open section (-30.0 Elo, finished #17).

Rankings

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Zambia
#51
out of 534 players
Africa
#407
in continent
World
#20,507
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Zambia
1
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2
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2
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2,316
4
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2,310
5
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2,280
6
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2,247
7
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2,231
8
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2,217
9
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2,215
10
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2,212
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51🇿🇲Kanyoka Kennedy2,052
Africa
1
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2,627
2
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2,580
3
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2,502
4
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2,493
5
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2,467
6
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2,453
7
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2,442
8
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2,441
9
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2,414
10
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2,412
...
407🇿🇲Kanyoka Kennedy2,052
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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20507🇿🇲Kanyoka Kennedy2,052