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Khuphwathea, Paul C.

CM🇲🇼

FIDEFIDE 14305569· Male· Malawi· Born in 1978

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Paul C. Khuphwathea, a 48-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 1691. He has held steady between 1650 and 1700 for 17 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include COGH 2026 (Championship), 2025 NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP, and Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (B). He had 3 career breaks: 14 months (2012–2014), 19 months (2018–2019) and 20 months (2021–2022). His peak of 1894 was reached at age 38 (Jun 2016); he also reached #2 nationally in Sep 2012 and spent 12 months in top 5.

Awarded CM in 2016 (age 38).

Current rating

1691

Standard

Rpd1887·Blz1706

All-time high

1894

−203 pts below
Jun 2016 · age 38

Activity

31

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#113,234

#113,234 · players worldwide · of 218,279
12 months in National top 5 (2012–2014)

Career timeline

19 entries
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 46
Mar 2024
1st 45-50 player nationally
at age 46 · rated 1785
Jan 2024
2022
Re-crossed 1800
at age 44
Nov 2022
2nd 40-45 player nationally
at age 44 · rated 1795
Apr 2022
2021
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1795 → returned at 1803
Feb 2021
2018
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1829 → returned at 1800
Mar 2018

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
2025 MALAWI OPEN Chess Championship
perf 2117 (+421) · 4.5/6 · #51
Top opponent
vs Longwe Winston 1,892
2025 NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP · Dec 2025 · +15.0 Elo
Evolution
-1
1692 → 1691
Tournaments
4
30 games
Score
10/ 3033.3%
10W2D18L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
COGH 2026 (Championship)
Swiss
Jan 20261/3#81733-8.4
2025 NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
Open Swiss
Dec 20253.5/9#211821+31.8
Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (B)
Team
Jul 20251/5#921459-29.0
2025 MALAWI OPEN Chess Championship
Open Swiss
Jul 20254.5/6#512117+4.2
Worst Elo result: Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (B) (-29.0 Elo, finished #92).

Most-Played Opponents

vsCalvin John KlaasenFM
🇿🇦RSA·2171
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Jun 2023
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vsShabir Hussain BhawoodienFM
🇿🇦RSA·2020
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Feb 2026
View head-to-head →
vsMatola Ernest
🇲🇼MAW·1930
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings

/
Malawi
#84
out of 169 players
Africa
#4,350
in continent
World
#113,230
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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1
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