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Kabaso Bwalya

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FIDEFIDE 8708843· Male· Zambia· Born in 1986

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Kabaso Bwalya, a 40-year-old player, is rated 2040 — just 26 short of his peak of 2066 (Aug 2024, age 38). He has held steady between 2000 and 2050 for 8 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2025 Botash Chess Championships- Open Section and PCZ FLOWERS Open iii - Open Section. Also played 2 rapid events (including LPC-YOFOSO Academy Rapid Tournament- Open section) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 28 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 13 months (2024–2025). He reached #26 nationally in Jan 2023.

Current rating

2040

Standard

Rpd2069·Blz—

All-time high

2066

−26 pts below
Aug 2024 · age 38

Activity

13

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#21,936

#21,936 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

11 entries
2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 38
Aug 2024
All-time peak 2066
at age 38 · −26 from today
Aug 2024
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2066 → returned at 2026
Aug 2024
2023
Peak national rank: #26
at age 37 · rated 2053
Jan 2023
2022
Best 12-month gain (+93 Elo)
1960 → 2053
Dec 2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 36
Dec 2022

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
2025 Botash Chess Championships- Open Section
perf 2128 (+88) · 5/6 · #3
Top opponent
vs Motunge Gaolathe 1,905
2025 Botash Chess Championships- Open Section · Nov 2025 · +6.3 Elo
Evolution
-26
2066 → 2040
Tournaments
2
14 games
Score
9/ 1464.3%
8W2D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025 Botash Chess Championships- Open Section
Open Swiss
Nov 20255/6#32128+13.8
PCZ FLOWERS Open iii - Open Section
Open Swiss
Aug 20254/8#251859-39.8
Worst Elo result: PCZ FLOWERS Open iii - Open Section (-39.8 Elo, finished #25).

Rankings

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Zambia
#61
out of 534 players
Africa
#459
in continent
World
#21,936
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Zambia
1
🇿🇲Mwali, ChitumboFollow Chitumbo MwaliTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,327
2
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2,316
2
🇿🇲Sharon, RafaelFollow Rafael SharonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,316
4
🇿🇲Bwalya, GillanFollow Gillan BwalyaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,310
5
🇿🇲Munenga, Douglas DFollow Douglas D MunengaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,280
6
🇿🇲Lungu, NaseFollow Nase LunguTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,247
7
🇿🇲Chumfwa, StanleyFollow Stanley ChumfwaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,231
8
🇿🇲Mulenga, Prince DanielFollow Prince Daniel MulengaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,217
9
🇿🇲Kabwe TimothyFollow Kabwe TimothyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,215
10
🇿🇲Phiri, RichmondFollow Richmond PhiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,212
...
61🇿🇲Kabaso Bwalya2,040
Africa
1
🇪🇬Amin, BassemFollow Bassem AminTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,627
2
🇪🇬Adly, AhmedFollow Ahmed AdlyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,580
3
🇲🇦Hamdouchi, HichamFollow Hicham HamdouchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,502
4
🇩🇿Bellahcene, BilelFollow Bilel BellahceneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,493
5
🇪🇬Fawzy, AdhamFollow Adham FawzyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,467
6
🇩🇿Arab, AdlaneFollow Adlane ArabTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,453
7
🇪🇬Shoker, SamyFollow Samy ShokerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,442
8
🇲🇬Rakotomaharo, Fy AntenainaFollow Fy Antenaina RakotomaharoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,441
9
🇹🇳Njili, KamelFollow Kamel NjiliTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,414
10
🇪🇬Labib, Ibrahim HasanFollow Ibrahim Hasan LabibTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,412
...
459🇿🇲Kabaso Bwalya2,040
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
21936🇿🇲Kabaso Bwalya2,040