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Kapalaya Lubosha
🇿🇲FIDE 8710503· Male· Zambia· Born in 1978
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Kapalaya Lubosha, a 48-year-old player, is rated 1689 — just 28 short of his peak of 1717 (Mar 2024, age 46). He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and took a 20-month break between Nov 2021 and Aug 2023. Recent appearances: 2026 HKS Open Chess Tournament - Open section and Lusaka Open 2025 Chess Championship - Open Section. Also played 1 rapid (including ULITIMATE ACADEMY EASTER RAPID TOURNAMENT) and 1 blitz events (including GM LUBOSHA BLITZ TOURNAMENT) recently.
Current rating
1689
Standard
Rpd1802·Blz1680
All-time high
1717
−28 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 46
Mar 2024 · age 46
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#113,956
#113,956 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 46
Dec 2024
24th 45-50 player nationally
at age 46 · rated 1717
Sep 2024
Best 12-month gain (+186 Elo)
1531 → 1717
Sep 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 46
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1717
at age 46 · −28 from today
Mar 2024
2022
36th 40-45 player nationally
at age 44 · rated 1543
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-14
1703 → 1689
Tournaments
2
8 games
Score
1/ 812.5%
0W2D6L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/3 | #64 | 1615 | -5.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 0.5/4 | #146 | 1578 | -8.8 |
Rankings
/
Zambia
#380
out of 522 players
Africa
#4,393
in continent
World
#113,952
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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