Andrew Kayonde

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

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

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]