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Msendema Willard

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FIDEFIDE 20505094· Male· Malawi· Born in 1992

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Msendema Willard, a 34-year-old player, is rated 1798. He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 6 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include NRCL National Qualifies, Kwithu kitchen September, and 2025 MALAWI OPEN Chess Championship. Also played 1 rapid event (including Nyamphande Estate Rapid) recently. His peak of 1853 was reached at age 32 (Mar 2024); he also reached #20 nationally in Jan 2025.

Current rating

1798

Standard

Rpd1833·Blz—

All-time high

1853

−55 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 32

Activity

17

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#76,945

#76,945 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

9 entries
2025
Peak national rank: #20
at age 33 · rated 1825
Jan 2025
2024
100 career games
at age 32
May 2024
Best 12-month gain (+153 Elo)
1700 → 1853
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 32
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1853
at age 32 · −55 from today
Mar 2024
2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 27
Jan 2019

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Kwithu kitchen September
perf 2595 (+795) · 5.5/5 · #26
Top opponent
vs Nyama Peter 1,995
2025 MALAWI OPEN Chess Championship · Jul 2025 · +14.6 Elo
Evolution
-22
1820 → 1798
Tournaments
3
27 games
Score
15/ 2755.6%
14W2D11L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMwakikunga Boniface1,693·Kwithu kitchen September·R4·-13.0
2.[L]vsKondowe Daniel1,751·Kwithu kitchen September·R6·-11.4
3.[L]vsJere Joseph1,825·NRCL National Qualifies·R9·-9.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
NRCL National Qualifies
Open Swiss
Nov 20255/6#132088-2.4
Kwithu kitchen September
Open Swiss
Sep 20255.5/5#262595-24.0
2025 MALAWI OPEN Chess Championship
Open Swiss
Jul 20254.5/6#502163+4.2
Worst Elo result: Kwithu kitchen September (-24.0 Elo, finished #26).

Rankings

/
Malawi
#52
out of 162 players
Africa
#2,583
in continent
World
#76,945
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Africa
1
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2
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10
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