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Sharra, Leonard
🇲🇼FIDE 20500149· Male· Malawi· Born in 1972
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Leonard Sharra, a 54-year-old player, is rated 1852. He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 2 years. 13 rated games in the past year. Recent appearances: Ilala classic and 2025 MALAWI OPEN Chess Championship. Also played 1 rapid event (including Ilala lodges JULY rapid) recently. He took a 14-month break between May 2024 and Aug 2025. His peak of 1914 was reached at age 46 (Mar 2018); he also reached #13 nationally in Jun 2017.
Current rating
1852
Standard
Rpd1837·Blz—
All-time high
1914
−62 pts below
Mar 2018 · age 46
Mar 2018 · age 46
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#60,858
#60,858 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2025
3rd 50-55 player nationally
at age 53 · rated 1876
Aug 2025
Best 12-month gain (+81 Elo)
1778 → 1859
Jan 2025
2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1859 → returned at 1876
May 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 52
Mar 2024
100 career games
at age 52
Jan 2024
2022
2nd 45-50 player nationally
at age 50 · rated 1803
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-7
1859 → 1852
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
10.5/ 1858.3%
10W1D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/5 | #30 | 2732 | -24.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/8 | #19 | 2031 | +17.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJoseph MwaleFM
🇲🇼MAW·2303
+0 −7 =0
7 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsMatola Ernest
🇲🇼MAW·1930
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsRichard Chiona
🇲🇼MAW·1898
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsChiwambo StansfordCM
🇲🇼MAW·2009
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsChiletso ChipangaCM
🇲🇼MAW·2085
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Jul 2025
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Rankings
/
Malawi
#32
out of 169 players
Africa
#1,917
in continent
World
#60,857
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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