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Mbedza, Richard
CM🇲🇼FIDE 16400143· Male· Malawi· Born in 1973
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Richard Mbedza, a 53-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 1925. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 2 years. 24 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent appearance: 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (B). Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz)) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 19 months (2009–2011), 14 months (2012–2014) and 42 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2122 was reached at age 36 (Sep 2009); he also reached #1 nationally in May 2010 and spent 22 months in top 3.
Awarded CM in 2012 (age 39).
Current rating
1925
Standard
Rpd1934·Blz1947
All-time high
2122
−197 pts below
Sep 2009 · age 36
Sep 2009 · age 36
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#42,074
#42,074 · players worldwide · of 218,279
22 months in National top 3 (2009–2014)
22 months in National top 3 (2009–2014)
Career timeline
19 entries2026
1st 50-55 player nationally
at age 53 · rated 1925
Jun 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+77 Elo)
1830 → 1907
Oct 2024
2023
1st 45-50 player nationally
at age 50 · rated 1841
Sep 2023
2020
Inactive for 42 months
paused at 1854 → returned at 1841
Feb 2020
2017
1st 40-45 player nationally
at age 44 · rated 2008
Nov 2017
Re-crossed 2000
at age 44
Nov 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+1
1924 → 1925
Tournaments
1
11 games
Score
8/ 1172.7%
7W2D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 8/11 | #4 | 1921 | +1.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNtando Zwakala
🇿🇦RSA·1993
+0 −6 =1
7 games·last met May 2019
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vsJoseph MwaleFM
🇲🇼MAW·2303
+0 −7 =0
7 games·last met May 2019
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vsJohannes Manyedi MabuselaIM
🇿🇦RSA·2112
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsRoberto N De AbreuFM
🇿🇦RSA·2184
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met Jan 2020
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vsMusatwe SimutoweCM
🇿🇲ZAM·2149
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met May 2019
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Rankings
/
Malawi
#14
out of 169 players
Africa
#1,166
in continent
World
#42,073
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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