Format
KM
Kapalamula Martha
🇲🇼FIDE 20505116· Female· Malawi· Born in 1997
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Kapalamula Martha, a 29-year-old player, is rated 1518 — just 28 short of her peak of 1546 (Mar 2024, age 27). She is progressing steadily with +20 Elo over the past 12 months. 30 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CRCL open 2026, 2025 NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - WOMAN, and BCM Chess Championship 2025 - Women Section. She had 3 career breaks: 18 months (2018–2020), 27 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 15 months (2024–2025). She reached #52 nationally in Jan 2025.
Current rating
1518
Standard
Rpd1542·Blz—
All-time high
1546
−28 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 27
Mar 2024 · age 27
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
30 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#178,714
#178,714 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 29
Feb 2026
2025
Peak national rank: #52
at age 28 · rated 1498
Jan 2025
2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 27
May 2024
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1498 → returned at 1492
May 2024
Best 12-month gain (+333 Elo)
1213 → 1546
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 27
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+20
1498 → 1518
Tournaments
6
43 games
Score
24/ 4355.8%
22W4D17L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsChitula Agatha1,562·The Travellers and tours 2025 Chess championship - LadiesSection·R8·+12.2
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsManyuchi Runyaradzo Joseline1,476·2025 MINERVA ZIMBABWE OPEN TOURNAMENT LADIES SECTION·R4·-10.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/6 | #3 | 1849 | +30.8 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/7 | #8 | 1810 | +21.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/4 | #19 | 1835 | -4.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/2 | #8 | 2365 | -16.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/7 | #16 | 1459 | -7.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/4 | #28 | 1831 | -6.2 |
Rankings
/
Malawi
#128
out of 169 players
Africa
#7,591
in continent
World
#178,672
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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