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Matundu Richard

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FIDEFIDE 20504276· Male· Malawi· Born in 1990

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Matundu Richard, a 36-year-old player, is rated 1700 — just 26 short of his peak of 1726 (Mar 2024, age 34). He has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 6 months. 34 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Cas Contractors, Silverest Open Chess Championship - 0pen Section, and Ilala classic. Also played 1 rapid event (including Ilala lodges JULY rapid) recently. He reached #40 nationally in Apr 2025.

Current rating

1700

Standard

Rpd1721·Blz—

All-time high

1726

−26 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 34

Activity

13

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#109,688

#109,688 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

13 entries
2025
100 career games
at age 35
Nov 2025
Peak national rank: #40
at age 35 · rated 1719
Apr 2025
Best 12-month gain (+182 Elo)
1544 → 1726
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 34
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1726
at age 34 · −26 from today
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1613 → returned at 1604
Jun 2019

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Ilala classic
perf 2067 (+343) · 4/6 · #12
Top opponent
vs Kamwendo Precious 2,002
Ilala classic · Oct 2025 · +16.6 Elo
Evolution
-19
1719 → 1700
Tournaments
7
49 games
Score
14/ 4928.6%
13W2D34L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsKamwendo Precious2,002·Ilala classic·R3·+16.6
2.[W]vsKajani Kaunda1,932·Ilala classic·R2·+15.4
3.[W]vsLinda Patrick1,900·Lusaka Open 2025 Chess Championship - Open Section·R8·+14.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Cas Contractors
Open Swiss
Mar 20261/2#362014-13.8
Silverest Open Chess Championship - 0pen Section
Open Swiss
Jan 20261/6#1121639-10.2
Ilala classic
Open Swiss
Oct 20254/6#122067+34.8
The Travellers and tours 2025 Chess championship - Open Section
Open Swiss
Sep 20251/7#891547-24.0
2025 MINERVA ZIMBABWE OPEN TOURNAMENT A SECTION
Open Swiss
Aug 20251/4#391730-19.6
Worst Elo result: The Travellers and tours 2025 Chess championship - Open Section (-24.0 Elo, finished #89).

Rankings

/
Malawi
#82
out of 162 players
Africa
#4,156
in continent
World
#109,686
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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10
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Africa
1
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