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Mhango Kelusi

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FIDEFIDE 20500904· Male· Malawi· Born in 1988

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Mhango Kelusi, a 38-year-old player, is rated 1797 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +46 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Cas Contractors, Ilala classic, and Kwithu kitchen September. Also played 1 rapid event (including RFP May Rapid) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 16 months (2017–2019), 15 months (2021–2023) and 16 months (2023–2025). He reached #14 nationally in Feb 2015.

Current rating

1797

Standard

Rpd1777·Blz1888

All-time high

1797

at best
May 2026 · age 38

Activity

10

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#77,317

#77,317 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

13 entries
2026
All-time peak 1797
at age 38
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+119 Elo)
1660 → 1779
Apr 2024
2023
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1632 → returned at 1751
Dec 2023
2021
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1687 → returned at 1660
Dec 2021
100 career games
at age 33
Nov 2021
2017
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1786 → returned at 1780
Aug 2017

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
Kwithu kitchen September
perf 2630 (+859) · 6/5 · #13
Top opponent
vs Joseph Xavier NyambaloCM 2,036
Cas Contractors · Mar 2026 · +6.0 Elo
Evolution
+46
1751 → 1797
Tournaments
3
25 games
Score
15.5/ 2562.0%
14W3D8L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsKajani Kaunda1,932·Ilala classic·R6·+14.0
2.[W]vsSoko Seko1,895·Kwithu kitchen September·R9·+13.4
3.[W]vsLakudzala Shadreck1,855·Ilala classic·R5·+12.0
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsLongwe Winston1,858·Kwithu kitchen September·R8·-7.5
2.[L]vsChimkute Ronald1,924·Cas Contractors·R3·-6.5
3.[L]vsIbrahim Jonathan1,912·Kwithu kitchen September·R6·-6.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Cas Contractors
Open Swiss
Mar 20264.5/5#192336+11.8
Ilala classic
Open Swiss
Oct 20255/7#152044+13.8
Kwithu kitchen September
Open Swiss
Sep 20256/5#132630+20.4
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Most-Played Opponents

vsSoko Seko
🇲🇼MAW·1833
+3 −4 =3
10 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsChingati Wilson
🇲🇼MAW·1842
+3 −6 =1
10 games·last met Aug 2015
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vsMkamanga Rumbani
🇲🇼MAW·1802
+1 −6 =0
7 games·last met Nov 2021
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vsPhiri Vincent
🇲🇼MAW·1677
+6 −0 =1
7 games·last met Apr 2019
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vsChimkute Ronald
🇲🇼MAW·1885
+0 −4 =2
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings

/
Malawi
#54
out of 169 players
Africa
#2,624
in continent
World
#77,316
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Malawi
1
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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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Africa
1
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2,628
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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World
1
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2
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2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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9
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77316🇲🇼Mhango Kelusi1,797