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Banda Michael

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FIDEFIDE 20505507· Male· Malawi· Born in 1978

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Banda Michael, a 48-year-old player, is rated 1603. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 30 months (2021–2024) and 20 months (2024–2025). Recent appearances: Cas Contractors and Ilala classic. Also played 1 rapid event (including RFP May Rapid) recently. His peak of 1654 was reached at age 46 (Mar 2024); he also reached #96 nationally in Dec 2025.

Current rating

1603

Standard

Rpd1648·Blz—

All-time high

1654

−51 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 46

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#145,257

#145,257 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

11 entries
2025
Peak national rank: #96
at age 47 · rated 1640
Dec 2025
3rd 45-50 player nationally
at age 47 · rated 1640
Dec 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+231 Elo)
1423 → 1654
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 46
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 46
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1654
at age 46 · −51 from today
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Ilala classic
perf 2026 (+386) · 3.5/5 · #29
Top opponent
vs Msowoya Emmanuel 1,772
Ilala classic · Oct 2025 · +27.3 Elo
Evolution
-51
1654 → 1603
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
6.5/ 1640.6%
6W1D9L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsMsowoya Emmanuel1,772·Ilala classic·R7·+27.3
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAhmed Aryan1,713·Ilala classic·R9·-15.9
2.[L]vsBiyasi Stanley1,790·Cas Contractors·R7·-10.2
3.[L]vsLiwonde Leephos1,837·Ilala classic·R4·-9.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Cas Contractors
Open Swiss
Mar 20263/3#332665-36.8
Ilala classic
Open Swiss
Oct 20253.5/5#292026-13.6
Worst Elo result: Cas Contractors (-36.8 Elo, finished #33).

Rankings

/
Malawi
#106
out of 162 players
Africa
#5,930
in continent
World
#145,245
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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10
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Africa
1
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2
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3
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9
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10
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5930🇲🇼Banda Michael1,603
World
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2
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