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MJ
Mkumba John
🇲🇼FIDE 20501676· Male· Malawi· Born in 1980
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Mkumba John, a 46-year-old player, is rated 1758. He has slipped back 85 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Cas Contractors, 2025 NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP, and 2025 MALAWI OPEN Chess Championship. Also played 1 rapid event (including Salima rapid) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 20 months (2017–2019), 17 months (2022–2024) and 13 months (2024–2025). His peak of 1843 was reached at age 45 (May 2025); he also reached #20 nationally in Jun 2015.
Current rating
1758
Standard
Rpd1838·Blz—
All-time high
1843
−85 pts below
May 2025 · age 45
May 2025 · age 45
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#89,742
#89,742 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
14 entries2026
4th 45-50 player nationally
at age 46 · rated 1785
Jan 2026
2025
All-time peak 1843
at age 45 · −85 from today
May 2025
Best 12-month gain (+109 Elo)
1727 → 1836
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 44
Mar 2024
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1836 → returned at 1843
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1731 → returned at 1727
Jul 2022
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-85
1843 → 1758
Tournaments
3
24 games
Score
8.5/ 2435.4%
7W3D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/5 | #24 | 1777 | -26.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1.5/8 | #30 | 1655 | -29.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/4 | #62 | 2568 | -27.8 |
Rankings
/
Malawi
#63
out of 162 players
Africa
#3,176
in continent
World
#89,741
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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