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Malama Kenneth

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FIDEFIDE 8714851· Male· Zambia· Born in 1989

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Malama Kenneth, a 37-year-old player, is rated 1872. He has slipped back 44 Elo over the past 12 months. 30 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent appearances: Silverest Open Chess Championship - 0pen Section and The Travellers and tours 2025 Chess championship - Open Section. He took a 14-month break between Sep 2018 and Dec 2019. His peak of 1920 was reached at age 35 (Mar 2024); he also reached #89 nationally in Jan 2023.

Current rating

1872

Standard

Rpd1922·Blz—

All-time high

1920

−48 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 35

Activity

22

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

#55,305

#55,305 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

8 entries
2024
All-time peak 1920
at age 35 · −48 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Best 12-month gain (+72 Elo)
1818 → 1890
Sep 2023
Peak national rank: #89
at age 34 · rated 1883
Jan 2023
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 33
Nov 2022
2018
Crossed 1800
at age 29
Sep 2018
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1834 → returned at 1815
Sep 2018

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Efford Chabala 1,963
Silverest Open Chess Championship - 0pen Section · Jan 2026 · +12.6 Elo
Evolution
-44
1916 → 1872
Tournaments
2
17 games
Score
8/ 1747.1%
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Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Silverest Open Chess Championship - 0pen Section
Open Swiss
Jan 20264/8#591871+1.8
The Travellers and tours 2025 Chess championship - Open Section
Open Swiss
Sep 20254/9#421812-22.4
Worst Elo result: The Travellers and tours 2025 Chess championship - Open Section (-22.4 Elo, finished #42).

Rankings

/
Zambia
#194
out of 522 players
Africa
#1,696
in continent
World
#55,304
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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1
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2
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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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194🇿🇲Malama Kenneth1,872
Africa
1
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2,628
2
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2,581
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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2,437
9
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2,425
10
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2,412
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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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4
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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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9
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