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Mpinganjira Stanley Frank
🇲🇼FIDE 20501960· Male· Malawi· Born in 1980
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Mpinganjira Stanley Frank, a 46-year-old player, is rated 1874 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +29 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2025 NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP and 2025 MALAWI OPEN Chess Championship. He had 3 career breaks: 13 months (2017–2018), 19 months (2022–2024) and 16 months (2024–2025). He reached #24 nationally in Feb 2026.
Current rating
1874
Standard
Rpd1811·Blz—
All-time high
1874
at best
Jan 2026 · age 46
Jan 2026 · age 46
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#54,768
#54,768 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
13 entries2026
4th 45-50 player nationally
at age 46 · rated 1874
May 2026
Peak national rank: #24
at age 46 · rated 1874
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1874
at age 46
Jan 2026
2025
5th 40-45 player nationally
at age 45 · rated 1846
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+104 Elo)
1741 → 1845
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 44
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+29
1845 → 1874
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
10/ 1855.6%
9W2D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/9 | #8 | 1965 | +28.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/6 | #35 | 2121 | +0.8 |
Rankings
/
Malawi
#26
out of 162 players
Africa
#1,685
in continent
World
#54,768
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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