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Kanyinji Overton
🇲🇼FIDE 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 48 months (2021–2025). 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
Rpd1793·Blz1856
All-time high
1853
−47 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 40
Feb 2025 · age 40
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#74,472
#74,472 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
6th 40-45 player nationally
at age 41 · rated 1806
Jun 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 48 months
paused at 1741 → returned at 1853
Jan 2021
2017
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1777 → returned at 1788
Feb 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-36
1842 → 1806
Tournaments
3
25 games
Score
14/ 2556.0%
13W2D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/4 | #18 | 2666 | -3.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/6 | #11 | 1917 | -13.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/8 | #32 | 1849 | -18.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSoko Seko
🇲🇼MAW·1833
+1 −7 =0
8 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsMwakikunga Boniface
🇲🇼MAW·1663
+6 −1 =0
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsPhiri Vincent
🇲🇼MAW·1677
+4 −3 =0
7 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsChirwa Innocent
🇲🇼MAW·1798
+1 −6 =0
7 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsChingati Wilson
🇲🇼MAW·1842
+3 −3 =1
7 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
/
Malawi
#48
out of 169 players
Africa
#2,515
in continent
World
#74,471
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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