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Matola Ernest
🇲🇼FIDE 20501943· Male· Malawi· Born in 1990
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Matola Ernest, a 36-year-old player, is rated 1930. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 6 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025 NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP, Ilala classic, and 2025 MALAWI OPEN Chess Championship. He had 2 career breaks: 15 months (2022–2024) and 14 months (2024–2025). His peak of 1976 was reached at age 32 (May 2022); he also reached #7 nationally in May 2023 and spent 38 months in top 10.
Current rating
1930
Standard
Rpd1943·Blz—
All-time high
1976
−46 pts below
May 2022 · age 32
May 2022 · age 32
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#40,979
#40,979 · players worldwide · of 218,279
38 months in National top 10 (2021–2025)
38 months in National top 10 (2021–2025)
Career timeline
12 entries2025
38 months in national top 10
longest streak 38 months · since Aug 2021
Jan 2025
2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1937 → returned at 1931
May 2024
2023
Peak national rank: #7
at age 33 · rated 1942
May 2023
2022
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1942 → returned at 1949
Sep 2022
All-time peak 1976
at age 32 · −46 from today
May 2022
2021
100 career games
at age 31
Feb 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-7
1937 → 1930
Tournaments
3
26 games
Score
17/ 2665.4%
16W2D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/9 | #18 | 1835 | -28.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6.5/6 | #6 | 2722 | +28.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/6 | #42 | 2683 | -6.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAlfred Charles ChimthereCM
🇲🇼MAW·1998
+4 −7 =3
14 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsChiwambo StansfordCM
🇲🇼MAW·2009
+6 −2 =1
9 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsChimkute Ronald
🇲🇼MAW·1885
+2 −5 =1
8 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsGeorge MwaleCM
🇲🇼MAW·2062
+1 −4 =3
8 games·last met Dec 2023
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vsChiletso ChipangaCM
🇲🇼MAW·2085
+2 −4 =1
7 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
/
Malawi
#13
out of 169 players
Africa
#1,128
in continent
World
#40,978
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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