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Mwakikunga Boniface

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FIDEFIDE 20500912· Male· Malawi· Born in 1989

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Mwakikunga Boniface, a 37-year-old player, is rated 1663. He has slipped back 30 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent appearances: NRCL National Qualifies and Kwithu kitchen September. Also played 2 rapid (including Nyamphande Estate Rapid) and 1 blitz events (including Kwithu kitchen Blitz) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 14 months (2015–2017), 27 months (2017–2019) and 19 months (2021–2023). His peak of 1757 was reached at age 35 (Mar 2024); he also reached #33 nationally in Jan 2025.

Current rating

1663

Standard

Rpd1678·Blz1752

All-time high

1757

−94 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 35

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#123,324

#123,324 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

13 entries
2025
Peak national rank: #33
at age 36 · rated 1692
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+167 Elo)
1590 → 1757
Apr 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 35
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1757
at age 35 · −94 from today
Mar 2024
2021
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1595 → returned at 1590
Aug 2021
2020
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 31
Jan 2020

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
Kwithu kitchen September
perf 1822 (+144) · 4/7 · #17
Top opponent
vs Ibrahim Jonathan 1,931
NRCL National Qualifies · Nov 2025 · +16.5 Elo
Evolution
-30
1693 → 1663
Tournaments
2
17 games
Score
7/ 1741.2%
6W2D9L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsIbrahim Jonathan1,931·NRCL National Qualifies·R1·+16.5
2.[W]vsMsendema Willard1,824·Kwithu kitchen September·R4·+14.0
3.[D]vsLongwe Winston1,858·Kwithu kitchen September·R2·+4.8
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsNgwira Sheriff1,641·Kwithu kitchen September·R6·-11.1
2.[L]vsChirwa Innocent1,732·Kwithu kitchen September·R9·-8.5
3.[L]vsMsowoya Emmanuel1,772·Kwithu kitchen September·R5·-7.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
NRCL National Qualifies
Open Swiss
Nov 20253/7#211804-14.8
Kwithu kitchen September
Open Swiss
Sep 20254/7#171822-15.0
Worst Elo result: Kwithu kitchen September (-15.0 Elo, finished #17).

Most-Played Opponents

vsSoko Seko
🇲🇼MAW·1833
+3 −6 =1
10 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsMkandawire Moses
🇲🇼MAW·1692
+2 −6 =1
9 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsShaba Martin
🇲🇼MAW·1911
+1 −8 =0
9 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsLongwe Winston
🇲🇼MAW·1895
+0 −7 =1
8 games·last met May 2026
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vsMkamanga Rumbani
🇲🇼MAW·1802
+0 −8 =0
8 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings

/
Malawi
#99
out of 169 players
Africa
#4,867
in continent
World
#123,318
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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