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Matola Ernest

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FIDEFIDE 20501943· Male· Malawi· Born in 1990

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Matola Ernest, a 36-year-old player, is rated 1930. He is currently in the 1900–1950 range. 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

Activity

13

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#41,004

#41,004 · players worldwide · of 216,808
38 months in National top 10 (2021–2025)

Career timeline

12 entries
2025
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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Ilala classic
perf 2722 (+763) · 6.5/6 · #6
Top opponent
vs Tebby Swatu 2,045
2025 MALAWI OPEN Chess Championship · Jul 2025 · +13.2 Elo
Evolution
-7
1937 → 1930
Tournaments
3
26 games
Score
17/ 2665.4%
16W2D8L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsTebby Swatu2,045·2025 MALAWI OPEN Chess Championship·R7·+13.2
2.[W]vsMalama Mwanza2,016·2025 NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP·R8·+12.4
3.[W]vsChiwambo StansfordCM2,018·Ilala classic·R3·+11.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025 NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
Open Swiss
Dec 20254.5/9#181835-28.8
Ilala classic
Open Swiss
Oct 20256.5/6#62722+28.4
2025 MALAWI OPEN Chess Championship
Open Swiss
Jul 20256/6#422683-6.2
Worst Elo result: 2025 NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP (-28.8 Elo, finished #18).

Rankings

/
Malawi
#13
out of 162 players
Africa
#1,113
in continent
World
#41,004
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Africa
1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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1113🇲🇼Matola Ernest1,930
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2
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41004🇲🇼Matola Ernest1,930