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MK
Malama Kenneth
🇿🇲FIDE 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 standard appearances include Silverest Open Chess Championship - 0pen Section, The Travellers and tours 2025 Chess championship - Open Section, and 2025 LPCA League B 1-2. 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
Mar 2024 · age 35
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
30 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#55,302
#55,302 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2024
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
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-44
1916 → 1872
Tournaments
3
34 games
Score
18/ 3452.9%
17W2D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsChibiya Benison1,774·The Travellers and tours 2025 Chess championship - Open Section·R7·-13.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/8 | #59 | 1871 | +1.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/9 | #42 | 1812 | -22.4 |
Round-Robin | May 2025 | 10/13 | #21 | 2023 | -23.6 |
Rankings
/
Zambia
#198
out of 534 players
Africa
#1,712
in continent
World
#55,302
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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