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Mwale, George
CM🇲🇼FIDE 20500254· Male· Malawi· Born in 1993
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George Mwale, a 33-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 2062 — his current career high and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +21 Elo over the past 12 months. 51 rated games in the past year (≈28/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Cas Contractors, 2025 NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP, and Ilala classic. Also played 1 rapid event (including Ilala lodges JULY rapid) recently. He reached #2 nationally in Jan 2024 and spent 26 months in top 3.
Awarded CM in 2019 (age 26).
Current rating
2062
Standard
Rpd2014·Blz—
All-time high
2062
at best
May 2026 · age 33
May 2026 · age 33
Activity
37
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
51 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 9%
#19,306 · players worldwide · of 216,808
26 months in National top 3 (2023–2025)
26 months in National top 3 (2023–2025)
Career timeline
14 entries2026
All-time peak 2062
at age 33
May 2026
2025
26 months in national top 3
longest streak 23 months · since May 2023
Nov 2025
2024
Peak national rank: #2
at age 31 · rated 2047
Jan 2024
2021
Best 12-month gain (+89 Elo)
1960 → 2049
Dec 2021
Re-crossed 2000
at age 28
Nov 2021
Re-crossed 2000
at age 28
Jun 2021
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+21
2041 → 2062
Tournaments
7
53 games
Score
38/ 5371.7%
32W12D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/6 | #2 | 2663 | +14.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6.5/9 | #2 | 2129 | +25.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/7 | #5 | 2101 | -9.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2.5/5 | #20 | 1928 | -14.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/8 | #8 | 1965 | -10.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6.5/9 | #4 | 2099 | +15.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5/7 | #4 | 2020 | +0.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKamwendo Precious
🇲🇼MAW·2043
+3 −6 =6
15 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsChiwambo StansfordCM
🇲🇼MAW·2009
+4 −4 =7
15 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsJoseph MwaleFM
🇲🇼MAW·2266
+4 −5 =6
15 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsChiletso ChipangaCM
🇲🇼MAW·2085
+7 −5 =2
14 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsRichard Chiona
🇲🇼MAW·1898
+6 −3 =5
14 games·last met Mar 2024
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Rankings
/
Malawi
#4
out of 162 players
Africa
#382
in continent
World
#19,306
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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