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Chabala Kapilya

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FIDEFIDE 8708509· Male· Zambia· Born in 1983

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Chabala Kapilya, a 43-year-old player, is rated 1731. He has slipped back 63 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2026 HKS Open Chess Tournament - Open section and 2nd Annual Loft Chess Tournament - Open section. He had 2 career breaks: 37 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2024–2025). His peak of 1813 was reached at age 41 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1731

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1813

−82 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 41

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#99,142

#99,142 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 43
Apr 2026
2024
21st 40-45 player nationally
at age 41 · rated 1813
Sep 2024
Best 12-month gain (+121 Elo)
1692 → 1813
Apr 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 41
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1813
at age 41 · −82 from today
Mar 2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1688 → returned at 1794
Jan 2024

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 1885 (+123) · 3/6 · #42
Top opponent
vs Mofya Joseph 1,849
2026 HKS Open Chess Tournament - Open section · Mar 2026 · +13.3 Elo
Evolution
-63
1794 → 1731
Tournaments
2
15 games
Score
4.5/ 1530.0%
3W3D9L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 HKS Open Chess Tournament - Open section
Open Swiss
Mar 20261.5/7#571679-30.8
2nd Annual Loft Chess Tournament - Open section
Open Swiss
Dec 20253/6#421885-32.0
Worst Elo result: 2nd Annual Loft Chess Tournament - Open section (-32.0 Elo, finished #42).

Rankings

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Zambia
#346
out of 522 players
Africa
#3,655
in continent
World
#99,140
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
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2,316
4
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2,313
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
...
346🇿🇲Chabala Kapilya1,731
Africa
1
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2,628
2
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2,581
3
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2,502
4
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2,493
5
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2,464
6
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2,453
7
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2,443
8
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2,437
9
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2,425
10
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2,412
...
3655🇿🇲Chabala Kapilya1,731
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
...
99140🇿🇲Chabala Kapilya1,731