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Phiri, Aaron
🇲🇼FIDE 20504152· Male· Malawi· Born in 1980
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Aaron Phiri, a 46-year-old player, is rated 1962 — his current career high. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 6 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2025 NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP and 2025 MALAWI OPEN Chess Championship. Also played 2 rapid events (including Ilala lodges JULY rapid) recently. He took a 73-month break between Jun 2019 and Aug 2025. He reached #8 nationally in Sep 2017.
Current rating
1962
Standard
Rpd1972·Blz—
All-time high
1962
at best
Jan 2026 · age 46
Jan 2026 · age 46
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#34,235
#34,235 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
1st 45-50 player nationally
at age 46 · rated 1962
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1962
at age 46
Jan 2026
2025
1st 40-45 player nationally
at age 45 · rated 1941
Oct 2025
2019
Inactive for 73 months
paused at 1933 → returned at 1941
Jun 2019
2018
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 38
Jan 2018
2017
Peak national rank: #8
at age 37 · rated 1961
Sep 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+2
1960 → 1962
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
11.5/ 1863.9%
11W1D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/9 | #5 | 2025 | +21.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/8 | #20 | 1952 | -19.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsGeorge MwaleCM
🇲🇼MAW·2062
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met Dec 2025
View head-to-head →
vsAlfred Charles ChimthereCM
🇲🇼MAW·1998
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Dec 2025
View head-to-head →
vsPetros MfuneCM
🇲🇼MAW·1989
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Apr 2019
View head-to-head →
vsMaliro Dan
🇲🇼MAW·1951
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Apr 2019
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Malawi
#10
out of 169 players
Africa
#886
in continent
World
#34,234
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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