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Jimu Fidelis
🇲🇼FIDE 20501692· Male· Malawi· Born in 1992
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Jimu Fidelis, a 34-year-old player, is rated 1842. He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 13 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Cas championship April, Cas Contractors, and Ilala classic. Also played 2 rapid events (including Ilala lodges JULY rapid) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 12 months (2015–2016), 23 months (2019–2021, COVID-19 included), 16 months (2021–2023) and 22 months (2023–2025). His peak of 1879 was reached at age 24 (Sep 2016); he also reached #14 nationally in Mar 2017.
Current rating
1842
Standard
Rpd1852·Blz1864
All-time high
1879
−37 pts below
Sep 2016 · age 24
Sep 2016 · age 24
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#63,663
#63,663 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2025
100 career games
at age 33
Nov 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+72 Elo)
1786 → 1858
Apr 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 32
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 1763 → returned at 1868
May 2023
2021
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1799 → returned at 1786
Nov 2021
2019
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1839 → returned at 1842
Jan 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+5
1837 → 1842
Tournaments
5
38 games
Score
20.5/ 3853.9%
20W1D17L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/1 | #15 | 2741 | -6.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/3 | #13 | 2569 | +24.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/5 | #31 | 2688 | -24.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/6 | #66 | 1985 | +2.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/7 | #40 | 1993 | +9.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsChiletso ChipangaCM
🇲🇼MAW·2085
+1 −6 =1
8 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsChiwambo StansfordCM
🇲🇼MAW·2009
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsPetros MfuneCM
🇲🇼MAW·1989
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsKamwendo Precious
🇲🇼MAW·2043
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsMawango Davie
🇲🇼MAW·1918
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Oct 2021
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Rankings
/
Malawi
#35
out of 169 players
Africa
#2,044
in continent
World
#63,662
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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