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Sakala Owen
🇿🇲FIDE 8722978· Male· Zambia· Born in 1972
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Sakala Owen, a 54-year-old player, is rated 1821 — his current career high. He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 6 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include BCM Chess Championship 2025 - Open Section, The Travellers and tours 2025 Chess championship - Open Section, and Lusaka Open 2025 Chess Championship - Open Section.
Current rating
1821
Standard
Rpd1789·Blz—
All-time high
1821
at best
Dec 2025 · age 53
Dec 2025 · age 53
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#69,807
#69,807 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2026
8th 50-55 player nationally
at age 54 · rated 1821
May 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 53
Dec 2025
All-time peak 1821
at age 53
Dec 2025
2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 52
Dec 2024
Best 12-month gain (+165 Elo)
1653 → 1818
Aug 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 52
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+15
1806 → 1821
Tournaments
3
22 games
Score
8.5/ 2238.6%
8W1D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/8 | #37 | 1928 | +27.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1.5/6 | #86 | 1724 | -12.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/8 | #92 | 1816 | -1.0 |
Rankings
/
Zambia
#259
out of 534 players
Africa
#2,282
in continent
World
#69,807
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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