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Chitedze Laymond
🇲🇼FIDE 20500289· Male· Malawi· Born in 1985
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Chitedze Laymond, a 41-year-old player, is rated 1767 — just 15 short of his peak of 1782 (Mar 2024, age 39). He plays occasionally (1 game in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 18 months (2015–2017), 20 months (2017–2019), 56 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included) and 20 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: Ilala classic. Also played 1 rapid event (including RFP May Rapid) recently. He reached #38 nationally in Jul 2015.
Current rating
1767
Standard
Rpd1843·Blz1821
All-time high
1782
−15 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 39
Mar 2024 · age 39
Activity
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1 past 12 mo
classical only
classical only
Signature stat
#86,722
#86,722 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
13 entries2026
9th 40-45 player nationally
at age 41 · rated 1767
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+146 Elo)
1636 → 1782
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1782
at age 39 · −15 from today
Mar 2024
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1782 → returned at 1767
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 56 months
paused at 1636 → returned at 1782
Jun 2019
2017
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1674 → returned at 1636
Sep 2017
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-15
1782 → 1767
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
3/ 742.9%
3W0D4L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/1 | #43 | 2676 | -14.8 |
Rankings
/
Malawi
#61
out of 162 players
Africa
#3,026
in continent
World
#86,721
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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