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Phiri Beston

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FIDEFIDE 20508662· Male· Malawi· Born in 2012

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Phiri Beston, a 14-year-old player, is rated 1536 — just 23 short of his peak of 1559 (Jul 2024, age 12). He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and took a 16-month break between Jul 2024 and Dec 2025. Recent appearances: SUSAN at 50 Under 16 Chess Championship and 16th AFRICAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 UNDER 14 OPEN. He reached #45 nationally in Jan 2025.

At junior level, he reached #1 and #1 nationally in U14 and U12.

Current rating

1536

Standard

Rpd1707·Blz—

All-time high

1559

−23 pts below
Jul 2024 · age 12

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#171,773

#171,773 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2025
Peak national rank: #45
at age 13 · rated 1559
Jan 2025
1st U14 player nationally
at age 13 · rated 1559
Jan 2025
2024
1st U12 player nationally
at age 12 · rated 1559
Jul 2024
All-time peak 1559
at age 12 · −23 from today
Jul 2024
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1559 → returned at 1555
Jul 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 12
Jun 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period

Activity & highlights

Best result
SUSAN at 50 Under 16 Chess Championship
perf 1858 (+322) · 4/5 · #4
Top opponent
vs Kakota praise 1,542
SUSAN at 50 Under 16 Chess Championship · Mar 2026 · +20.3 Elo
Evolution
-23
1559 → 1536
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
8.5/ 1653.1%
8W1D7L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SUSAN at 50 Under 16 Chess Championship
Open Swiss
Mar 20264/5#41858+0.8
16th AFRICAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 UNDER 14 OPEN
Open Swiss
Dec 20254.5/2#502546-20.0
Worst Elo result: 16th AFRICAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 UNDER 14 OPEN (-20.0 Elo, finished #50).

Rankings

/
Malawi
#123
out of 169 players
Africa
#7,286
in continent
World
#171,743
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Malawi
1
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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123🇲🇼Phiri Beston1,536
Africa
1
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2,628
2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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2,437
9
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2,425
10
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2,412
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7286🇲🇼Phiri Beston1,536
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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4
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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9
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