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Kamwendo Precious
🇲🇼FIDE 20500785· Male· Malawi· Born in 1991
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Kamwendo Precious, a 35-year-old player, is rated 2043 — his current career high and sitting in the top 10% of players worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +89 Elo over the past 12 months. 29 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Cas Contractors, 2025 NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP, and Ilala classic. Also played 2 rapid events (including Ilala lodges JULY rapid) recently. He took a 14-month break between Apr 2017 and Jul 2018. He reached #4 nationally in Jun 2023 and has been in top 5 for 18 months and counting.
Current rating
2043
Standard
Rpd2031·Blz—
All-time high
2043
at best
May 2026 · age 35
May 2026 · age 35
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 10%
#21,565 · players worldwide · of 216,808
National top 5 since Dec 2025
National top 5 since Dec 2025
Career timeline
13 entries2026
18 months in national top 5 (ongoing)
since Jun 2023
May 2026
All-time peak 2043
at age 35
May 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 34
Aug 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 33
May 2024
2023
Peak national rank: #4
at age 32 · rated 2000
Jun 2023
Crossed 2000
at age 32
Jun 2023
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+89
1954 → 2043
Tournaments
4
33 games
Score
24/ 3372.7%
20W8D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/6 | #3 | 2292 | +5.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/8 | #6 | 2113 | +20.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/7 | #3 | 2228 | +15.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6.5/8 | #14 | 2299 | +48.0 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsChiletso ChipangaCM
🇲🇼MAW·2085
+1 −8 =7
16 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsGeorge MwaleCM
🇲🇼MAW·2062
+6 −3 =6
15 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsJoseph MwaleFM
🇲🇼MAW·2266
+1 −6 =5
12 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsJoseph Xavier NyambaloCM
🇲🇼MAW·2014
+3 −0 =7
10 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsGerrard MphunguFM
🇲🇼MAW·2064
+1 −5 =2
8 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
/
Malawi
#5
out of 162 players
Africa
#446
in continent
World
#21,565
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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