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Nyama Peter
🇲🇼FIDE 20501927· Male· Malawi· Born in 1991
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Nyama Peter, a 35-year-old player, is rated 1957. He has slipped back 38 Elo over the past 12 months. 45 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Cas championship April, 2025 NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP, and Ilala classic. Also played 2 rapid events (including Ilala lodges JULY rapid) recently. His peak of 2013 was reached at age 34 (Feb 2025, #5 nationally at the time); he spent 29 months in top 10.
Current rating
1957
Standard
Rpd2002·Blz—
All-time high
2013
−56 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 34
Feb 2025 · age 34
Activity
31
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#35,238
#35,238 · players worldwide · of 218,279
29 months in National top 10 (2023–2025)
29 months in National top 10 (2023–2025)
Career timeline
11 entries2025
29 months in national top 10
longest streak 29 months · since Jun 2023
Oct 2025
Peak national rank: #5
at age 34 · rated 2013
Feb 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 34
Feb 2025
All-time peak 2013
at age 34 · −56 from today
Feb 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+116 Elo)
1858 → 1974
May 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 32
Sep 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-38
1995 → 1957
Tournaments
5
41 games
Score
26/ 4163.4%
22W8D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/3 | #2 | 2696 | +16.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/8 | #10 | 2116 | +21.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5.5/5 | #14 | 2510 | -20.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/7 | #15 | 1925 | -29.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/8 | #22 | 1947 | -25.4 |
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Rankings
/
Malawi
#11
out of 169 players
Africa
#916
in continent
World
#35,237
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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