Arenas — 32 events measured

Ratings are the ones Lichess held on the night of each arena

Avg attendance

39.1

1,252 entries total

Avg field rating

1,883

mean across arenas

Avg games

461.1

12.1 per entrant

Returning entrants

75.1%

excludes the first arena

Draw rate

10.5%

mean across arenas

Countries

6.9

federations per arena

Total games

14,755

Total entries

1,252

Attendance

Entrants in each Arena, oldest to newest

mean 39.1

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Strength of field

Mean Lichess rating of the entrants in each Arena

mean 1,883

Games played

Individual games across the whole arena

mean 461.1

392

722

212

426

930

920

784

622

544

574

570

638

534

444

498

380

428

474

346

566

506

356

415

602

280

382

190

264

262

206

240

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Games per entrant

How much chess a typical player actually got

mean 12.1

Returning entrants

Share who had played an earlier AFCL arena

mean 75.1%

0.0%

14.4%

33.3%

56.5%

51.2%

53.2%

61.5%

69.0%

78.3%

82.1%

69.6%

78.2%

77.8%

91.7%

97.5%

82.4%

86.8%

84.6%

91.7%

90.6%

78.2%

92.9%

92.1%

86.1%

86.2%

88.0%

83.3%

95.5%

88.5%

94.1%

92.3%

84.2%

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Share of entrants in each AFCL Arena who had entered an earlier one. Arena 1, 22 Aug 2026, Returning entrants: 0, Total entrants: 37, Returning share: 0.0%; Arena 2, 24 Aug 2026, Returning entrants: 13, Total entrants: 90, Returning share: 14.4%; Arena 3, 25 Aug 2026, Returning entrants: 3, Total entrants: 9, Returning share: 33.3%; Arena 4, 26 Aug 2026, Returning entrants: 13, Total entrants: 23, Returning share: 56.5%; Arena 5, 29 Aug 2026, Returning entrants: 21, Total entrants: 41, Returning share: 51.2%; Arena 6, 30 Aug 2026, Returning entrants: 42, Total entrants: 79, Returning share: 53.2%; Arena 7, 2 Sept 2026, Returning entrants: 32, Total entrants: 52, Returning share: 61.5%; Arena 8, 5 Sept 2026, Returning entrants: 49, Total entrants: 71, Returning share: 69.0%; Arena 9, 6 Sept 2026, Returning entrants: 47, Total entrants: 60, Returning share: 78.3%; Arena 10, 9 Sept 2026, Returning entrants: 32, Total entrants: 39, Returning share: 82.1%; Arena 11, 12 Sept 2026, Returning entrants: 39, Total entrants: 56, Returning share: 69.6%; Arena 12, 13 Sept 2026, Returning entrants: 43, Total entrants: 55, Returning share: 78.2%; Arena 13, 16 Sept 2026, Returning entrants: 28, Total entrants: 36, Returning share: 77.8%; Arena 14, 19 Sept 2026, Returning entrants: 44, Total entrants: 48, Returning share: 91.7%; Arena 15, 20 Sept 2026, Returning entrants: 39, Total entrants: 40, Returning share: 97.5%; Arena 16, 23 Sept 2026, Returning entrants: 28, Total entrants: 34, Returning share: 82.4%; Arena 17, 26 Sept 2026, Returning entrants: 33, Total entrants: 38, Returning share: 86.8%; Arena 18, 27 Sept 2026, Returning entrants: 33, Total entrants: 39, Returning share: 84.6%; Arena 19, 30 Sept 2026, Returning entrants: 22, Total entrants: 24, Returning share: 91.7%; Arena 20, 3 Oct 2026, Returning entrants: 29, Total entrants: 32, Returning share: 90.6%; Arena 21, 4 Oct 2026, Returning entrants: 43, Total entrants: 55, Returning share: 78.2%; Arena 22, 7 Oct 2026, Returning entrants: 26, Total entrants: 28, Returning share: 92.9%; Arena 23, 10 Oct 2026, Returning entrants: 35, Total entrants: 38, Returning share: 92.1%; Arena 24, 11 Oct 2026, Returning entrants: 31, Total entrants: 36, Returning share: 86.1%; Arena 25, 14 Oct 2026, Returning entrants: 25, Total entrants: 29, Returning share: 86.2%; Arena 26, 17 Oct 2026, Returning entrants: 22, Total entrants: 25, Returning share: 88.0%; Arena 27, 18 Oct 2026, Returning entrants: 20, Total entrants: 24, Returning share: 83.3%; Arena 28, 21 Oct 2026, Returning entrants: 21, Total entrants: 22, Returning share: 95.5%; Arena 29, 24 Oct 2026, Returning entrants: 23, Total entrants: 26, Returning share: 88.5%; Arena 30, 25 Oct 2026, Returning entrants: 32, Total entrants: 34, Returning share: 94.1%; Arena 31, 28 Oct 2026, Returning entrants: 12, Total entrants: 13, Returning share: 92.3%; Arena 32, 31 Oct 2026, Returning entrants: 16, Total entrants: 19, Returning share: 84.2%.

Draw rate

Share of results that ended level

mean 10.5%

Every arena

All measurements, newest first

AFCL arenas with attendance, field strength, games and retention
#	Date	Arena	Entrants	AFCL	Avg rtg	Med rtg	Games	G/entrant	Draw%	Return%	Fed	Top score	AFCL winner
1	31 Oct	Africa Chess Grand Premier Blitz	19	19	1,888	1,888	240	12.6	14.6%	84.2%	2	48	Tapiwa Chikwavaire
2	28 Oct	AFCL Bullet Championship	13	13	2,041	2,069	206	15.8	1.9%	92.3%	2	92	Craig Musaka
3	25 Oct	AFCL Grand Premier Blitz	34	34	1,911	1,928	262	7.7	9.2%	94.1%	6	42	Ghai Diing Mayen Deng
4	24 Oct	AFCL Grand Premier Blitz	26	26	1,842	1,894	264	10.2	11.7%	88.5%	5	46	Last Mangwiro
5	21 Oct	AFCL Grand Premier Blitz	22	22	1,944	1,965	190	8.6	10.5%	95.5%	3	48	Last Mangwiro
6	18 Oct	Africa Chess Grand Premier Blitz	24	24	1,958	1,970	382	15.9	6.0%	83.3%	4	92	Last Mangwiro
7	17 Oct	Africa Chess Grand Premier Blitz	25	25	1,918	1,917	280	11.2	15.4%	88.0%	6	39	Andrew Ayuen Mabiei Nyok
8	14 Oct	Africa Chess Bullet Championship	29	25	1,906	1,909	602	20.8	5.0%	86.2%	6	88	Craig Musaka
9	11 Oct	Africa Chess Grand Premier Bli	36	36	1,940	1,954	415	11.5	12.8%	86.1%	8	60	Parth Moghe
10	10 Oct	Africa Chess Grand Premier Blitz	38	38	1,891	1,926	356	9.4	12.6%	92.1%	8	50	Andrew Ayuen Mabiei Nyok
11	7 Oct	Africa Chess Bulletin Championship	28	28	1,870	1,885	506	18.1	3.0%	92.9%	7	101	Last Mangwiro
12	4 Oct	Africa Chess Grand Premier Blitz	55	55	1,872	1,878	566	10.3	13.8%	78.2%	10	62	Last Mangwiro
13	3 Oct	Africa Chess Grand Premier Blitz	32	32	1,914	1,925	346	10.8	12.4%	90.6%	6	71	Craig Musaka
14	30 Sept	Africa Chess Bulletin Championshio	24	23	1,943	1,973	474	19.8	2.7%	91.7%	7	90	Craig Musaka
15	27 Sept	Africa Chess Grand Premier Bli	39	38	1,891	1,919	428	11.0	16.4%	84.6%	9	57	Last Mangwiro
16	26 Sept	Africa Chess Grand Premier Blitz Open	38	38	1,880	1,908	380	10.0	11.1%	86.8%	9	50	Andrew Ayuen Mabiei Nyok
17	23 Sept	Africa Chess Bulletin Championship	34	33	1,794	1,808	498	14.6	4.4%	82.4%	8	97	Craig Musaka
18	20 Sept	Africa Chess Grand Premier Blitz	40	40	1,918	1,937	444	11.1	13.3%	97.5%	9	80	Craig Musaka
19	19 Sept	Africa Chess Grand Premier Blitz	48	47	1,859	1,889	534	11.1	13.5%	91.7%	10	66	Andrew Ayuen Mabiei Nyok
20	16 Sept	Africa Chess Bullet Championship	36	35	1,920	1,917	638	17.7	5.5%	77.8%	9	101	Last Mangwiro
21	13 Sept	AFCL Grand Premier Blitz Day 10	55	54	1,929	1,938	570	10.4	19.1%	78.2%	11	55	Craig Musaka
22	12 Sept	AFCL Grand Premier Blitz Day 9	56	54	1,815	1,873	574	10.3	12.9%	69.6%	10	56	Tapiwa Chikwavaire
23	9 Sept	Africa Chess League Bullet Championship	39	39	1,881	1,920	544	13.9	3.9%	82.1%	8	72	Tapiwa Chikwavaire
24	6 Sept	AFCL Grand Premier Blitz 8	60	59	1,862	1,924	622	10.4	14.3%	78.3%	7	58	Last Mangwiro
25	5 Sept	AFCL Grand Premier Blitz 7	71	69	1,868	1,912	784	11.0	13.6%	69.0%	7	75	Craig Musaka
26	2 Sept	AFCL Bullet Championship	52	51	1,889	1,923	920	17.7	6.7%	61.5%	6	99	Farai Hamandishe
27	30 Aug	AFCL Grand Premier Blitz Day 6	79	77	1,858	1,909	930	11.8	14.4%	53.2%	10	60	Farai Hamandishe
28	29 Aug	AFCL Grand Premier Blitz Day 5	41	41	1,792	1,841	426	10.4	11.3%	51.2%	9	55	Tapiwa Chikwavaire
29	26 Aug	AFCL Grand Premier Blitz IV	23	22	1,801	1,872	212	9.2	9.0%	56.5%	5	42	Anotidaishe Adrian Gwatura
30	25 Aug	AFCL Grand Premier Blitz III	9	9	1,825	1,882	48	5.3	6.3%	33.3%	5	21	Anotida Gwatura
31	24 Aug	AFCL Grand Premier Blitz II	90	39	1,896	1,906	722	8.0	18.1%	14.4%	5	61	Paul Moseri
32	22 Aug	AFCL Grand Premier Blitz	37	21	1,751	1,795	392	10.6	11.0%	0.0%	4	57	Ragnar Hvitserk

How these are calculated

Average attendance

Total entries ÷ Arenas = 1,252 ÷ 32 = 39.1

Entries count everybody who played, league member or not.

Average field rating

Mean of each arena's mean rating = over 32 arenas = 1,883

Each player's rating as Lichess held it that night, not today. Unrated entrants are left out rather than counted as zero.

Games per entrant

Games in the arena ÷ Entrants = mean over arenas = 12.1

An arena is timed, not paired — a faster player simply gets more games.

Returning entrants

Entrants who played before ÷ Entrants × 100 = mean over arenas after the first = 75.1%

The first arena has nobody to return, so its 0% is arithmetic rather than a measurement and is excluded from this mean.