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JL
Jambo, Linda
WFM🇲🇼FIDE 16400054· Female· Malawi· Born in 1987
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Linda Jambo, a 39-year-old Woman FIDE Master, is rated 1550. She has slipped back 50 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2025 NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - WOMAN and 2025 MALAWI OPEN Chess Championship - Women. Also played 1 rapid event (including DADAZ QUEENS ROUND ROBIN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP) recently. She took a 24-month break between Jan 2019 and Feb 2021 (COVID-19 included). Her peak of 1640 was reached at age 37 (May 2024); she also reached #26 nationally in Apr 2015.
Awarded WFM in 2015 (age 28) and WCM in 2015 (age 28).
Current rating
1550
Standard
Rpd1611·Blz—
All-time high
1640
−90 pts below
May 2024 · age 37
May 2024 · age 37
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#166,285
#166,285 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+273 Elo)
1367 → 1640
Jun 2024
All-time peak 1640
at age 37 · −90 from today
May 2024
100 career games
at age 37
Apr 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 37
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 37
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 37
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-50
1600 → 1550
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
4.5/ 950.0%
4W1D4L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/6 | #12 | 1712 | -30.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsEllen MpinganjiraWCM
🇲🇼MAW·1546
+4 −3 =5
12 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsTupokiwe MsukwaWCM
🇲🇼MAW·1718
+5 −2 =5
12 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsDesiderata Nkhoma
🇲🇼MAW·1654
+4 −1 =2
7 games·last met Dec 2018
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vsGeorge Anny
🇲🇼MAW·1569
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsChazemba Lucy
🇲🇼MAW·1430
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met Jun 2018
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Rankings
/
Malawi
#121
out of 169 players
Africa
#7,049
in continent
World
#166,263
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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