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Makanga Kusanta
🇿🇲FIDE 8720444· Male· Zambia· Born in 2001
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Makanga Kusanta, a 25-year-old player, is rated 2138 — his current career high and ranked 25th among ZAM players, and in the top 6% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +41 Elo over the past 12 months. 32 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Silverest Open Chess Championship - 0pen Section, The Travellers and tours 2025 Chess championship - Open Section, and PCZ Flowers 2 - Open section. Also played 2 rapid events (including Silverest Chess Club Elite invitational Rapid Tournament -Elite section) recently. He took a 29-month break between Feb 2021 and Aug 2023. He reached #20 nationally in Aug 2025.
At junior level, he reached #2 and #1 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2138
Standard
Rpd2167·Blz—
All-time high
2138
at best
Feb 2026 · age 25
Feb 2026 · age 25
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#25
#25 · ZAM players · of 497
Career timeline
12 entries2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 25
Feb 2026
All-time peak 2138
at age 25
Feb 2026
2025
Peak national rank: #20
at age 24 · rated 2122
Aug 2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 24
Jul 2025
Best 12-month gain (+175 Elo)
1934 → 2109
Jan 2025
Crossed 2100
at age 24
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+16
2122 → 2138
Tournaments
3
18 games
Score
15/ 1883.3%
13W4D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsTerence Chasaya2,019·The Travellers and tours 2025 Chess championship - Open Section·R6·-12.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 8/9 | #1 | 2378 | +58.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2/3 | #73 | 2055 | -4.2 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5/6 | #1 | 2295 | +25.0 |
Rankings
/
Zambia
#25
out of 522 players
Africa
#204
in continent
World
#12,184
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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