Andrew Kayonde

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Andrew Kayonde
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Country Zambia
Born (1988-10-28) October 28, 1988 (age 36)
Title International Master (2016)
Peak rating 2422 (August 2016)

Andrew Kayonde is a Zambian chess player. He was awarded the title of International Master in 2016.

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Chess career

Kayonde won the Zambian Chess Championship six times [1] in 2009, 2014, 2015, [2] 2016, 2017 and 2018. [3]

He competed for Zambia in the 2018 Chess Olympiad, where he managed to draw against Vasyl Ivanchuk in the first round, who was rated over 300 points higher. [4]

Personal life

Outside of chess, Kayonde obtained a master's degree in business administration from Heriot-Watt University and works as an accountant. [5]

References

  1. ↑ Mubayiwa, Tendai (2017-02-13). "Andrew Kayonde wins 6th Zambian National Chess Championship #AfricaChess". Africa Chess. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
  2. ↑ "Times of Zambia - Mwango wins chess championship" . Retrieved 2021-06-12.
  3. ↑ vchimbamugmailcom (2018-03-27). "The Zambian National Championship". Africa Chess Media. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
  4. ↑ Mubayiwa, Tendai (September 29, 2018). "ANDREW KAYONDE OF ZAMBIA DRAWS AGAINST THE GREAT VASSILY IVANCHUK IN BATUMI".
  5. ↑ Mubayiwa, Tendai (August 30, 2016). "The Rise of Zambia's Andrew Kayonde".
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