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Banda Alton
🇿🇲FIDE 8722501· Male· Zambia· Born in 2002
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Banda Alton, a 24-year-old player, is rated 2067 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 7 months. 63 rated games in the past year (≈49/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Silverest Open Chess Championship - 0pen Section, BCM Chess Championship 2025 - Elite Section, and The Travellers and tours 2025 Chess championship - Open Section. Also played 1 rapid event (including LPCA-YOFOSO ACADEMY RAPID TOURNAMENT -OPEN SECTION) recently. His peak of 2124 was reached at age 23 (Nov 2025, #23 nationally at the time).
At junior level, he reached #5 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2067
Standard
Rpd1945·Blz—
All-time high
2124
−57 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 23
Nov 2025 · age 23
Activity
76
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
63 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 9%
#18,755 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
Peak national rank: #23
at age 23 · rated 2124
Nov 2025
Crossed 2100
at age 23
Nov 2025
All-time peak 2124
at age 23 · −57 from today
Nov 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+282 Elo)
1782 → 2064
Aug 2024
Crossed 2000
at age 22
Feb 2024
100 career games
at age 22
Feb 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Best result
The Travellers and tours 2025 Chess championship - Open Sectionperf 2364 (+240) · 6.5/8 · #6
Top opponent
Evolution
+9
2058 → 2067
Tournaments
5
42 games
Score
27/ 4264.3%
22W10D10L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsChitumbo MwaliIM2,364·The Travellers and tours 2025 Chess championship - Open Section·R9·+16.0
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/8 | #30 | 2069 | +1.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/8 | #11 | 2187 | +13.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6.5/8 | #6 | 2364 | +59.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/9 | #16 | 2168 | +35.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/8 | #21 | 2004 | -27.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMasikini Cornelius
🇿🇲ZAM·2155
+1 −2 =3
6 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsChishala Lemmy
🇿🇲ZAM·2054
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsChisopa Dalitso
🇿🇲ZAM·2183
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsMicheal Kaoma
🇿🇲ZAM·2157
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsMusonda CholaFM
🇿🇲ZAM·2131
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
/
Zambia
#45
out of 522 players
Africa
#365
in continent
World
#18,755
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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