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Kanyinji Overton

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FIDEFIDE 20500319· Male· Malawi· Born in 1985

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Kanyinji Overton, a 41-year-old player, is rated 1806. He has slipped back 36 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include NRCL National Qualifies, Kwithu kitchen September, and 2025 MALAWI OPEN Chess Championship. Also played 1 rapid (including Nyamphande Estate Rapid) and 1 blitz events (including Kwithu kitchen Blitz) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 17 months (2017–2018) and 37 months (2021–2024). His peak of 1853 was reached at age 40 (Feb 2025); he also reached #11 nationally in Dec 2014.

Previously known as Overton Kanyinji (until Jan 2015).

Current rating

1806

Standard

Rpd1795·Blz1856

All-time high

1853

−47 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 40

Activity

11

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#74,423

#74,423 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

14 entries
2026
6th 40-45 player nationally
at age 41 · rated 1806
May 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 40
Aug 2025
All-time peak 1853
at age 40 · −47 from today
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 39
Mar 2024
2021
Inactive for 37 months
paused at 1741 → returned at 1845
Jan 2021
2017
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1777 → returned at 1788
Feb 2017

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Kwithu kitchen September
perf 1917 (+107) · 4.5/6 · #11
Top opponent
vs Moses Zulu 1,873
2025 MALAWI OPEN Chess Championship · Jul 2025 · +1.4 Elo
Evolution
-36
1842 → 1806
Tournaments
3
25 games
Score
14/ 2556.0%
13W2D10L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMsowoya Emmanuel1,737·2025 MALAWI OPEN Chess Championship·R2·-12.5
2.[L]vsChirwa Innocent1,732·Kwithu kitchen September·R4·-12.2
3.[L]vsMsowoya Emmanuel1,772·Kwithu kitchen September·R8·-11.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
NRCL National Qualifies
Open Swiss
Nov 20255/4#182666-3.8
Kwithu kitchen September
Open Swiss
Sep 20254.5/6#111917-13.8
2025 MALAWI OPEN Chess Championship
Open Swiss
Jul 20254.5/8#321849-18.2
Worst Elo result: 2025 MALAWI OPEN Chess Championship (-18.2 Elo, finished #32).

Rankings

/
Malawi
#48
out of 162 players
Africa
#2,485
in continent
World
#74,423
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Malawi
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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48🇲🇼Kanyinji Overton1,806
Africa
1
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2,627
2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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2,412
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2485🇲🇼Kanyinji Overton1,806
World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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10
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74423🇲🇼Kanyinji Overton1,806