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KA
Kasonde Arthur
🇿🇲FIDE 8724300· Male· Zambia· Born in 1974
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Kasonde Arthur, a 52-year-old player, is rated 1851 — just 28 short of his peak of 1879 (Nov 2025, age 51). He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 8 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent appearances: The Travellers and tours 2025 Chess championship - Open Section and Lusaka Open 2025 Chess Championship - Open Section. Also played 1 rapid (including LPCA-YOFOSO ACADEMY RAPID TOURNAMENT - MADALAZ SECTION) and 1 blitz events (including GM LUBOSHA BLITZ TOURNAMENT) recently. He took a 37-month break between Nov 2021 and Jan 2025.
Current rating
1851
Standard
Rpd1806·Blz1856
All-time high
1879
−28 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 51
Nov 2025 · age 51
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#61,170
#61,170 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 51
Dec 2025
5th 50-55 player nationally
at age 51 · rated 1879
Nov 2025
All-time peak 1879
at age 51 · −28 from today
Nov 2025
Best 12-month gain (+92 Elo)
1770 → 1862
Jan 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 50
Mar 2024
2022
17th 45-50 player nationally
at age 48 · rated 1770
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
The Travellers and tours 2025 Chess championship - Open Sectionperf 1932 (+53) · 4/7 · #39
Top opponent
Evolution
-11
1862 → 1851
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
7.5/ 1646.9%
7W1D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsChimanya Greenwell1,959·The Travellers and tours 2025 Chess championship - Open Section·R7·-15.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/7 | #39 | 1932 | +33.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/7 | #100 | 1866 | -15.6 |
Rankings
/
Zambia
#214
out of 522 players
Africa
#1,929
in continent
World
#61,169
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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