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Malaba, Rickie
🇿🇼FIDE 11002549· Male· Zimbabwe· Born in 1983
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Rickie Malaba, a 43-year-old player, is rated 1918. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 44 months (2018–2022, COVID-19 included) and 43 months (2022–2026). Recent appearance: 2025 CABS CANDIDATES TOURNAMENT. His peak of 1966 was reached at age 35 (May 2018, #18 nationally at the time).
Current rating
1918
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1966
−48 pts below
May 2018 · age 35
May 2018 · age 35
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#43,725
#43,725 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
5th 40-45 player nationally
at age 43 · rated 1918
Jun 2026
2022
Inactive for 43 months
paused at 1915 → returned at 1918
May 2022
2018
Inactive for 44 months
paused at 1961 → returned at 1915
Aug 2018
Peak national rank: #18
at age 35 · rated 1966
May 2018
Crossed 1800
at age 35
May 2018
All-time peak 1966
at age 35 · −48 from today
May 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-31
1949 → 1918
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
6/ 966.7%
6W0D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/8 | #17 | 1964 | -31.2 |
Rankings
/
Zimbabwe
#38
out of 372 players
Africa
#1,234
in continent
World
#43,724
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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