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Phiri Blessings

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FIDEFIDE 20508670· Male· Malawi· Born in 2007

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Phiri Blessings, a 19-year-old player, is rated 1815 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +258 Elo over the past 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Cas Contractors, Ilala classic, and 2025 MALAWI OPEN Chess Championship. Also played 1 rapid event (including RFP May Rapid) recently. He took a 32-month break between Aug 2022 and May 2025. He reached #43 nationally in May 2026.

At junior level, he reached #2, #3 and #2 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.

Current rating

1815

Standard

Rpd1777·Blz—

All-time high

1815

at best
May 2026 · age 19

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#71,685

#71,685 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
Peak national rank: #43
at age 19 · rated 1815
May 2026
2nd U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 1815
May 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 19
May 2026
All-time peak 1815
at age 19
May 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
May 2026
2025
3rd U18 player nationally
at age 18 · rated 1773
Dec 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
Ilala classic
perf 2737 (+964) · 6.5/6 · #10
Top opponent
vs George MwaleCM 2,014
Cas Contractors · Mar 2026 · +5.2 Elo
Evolution
+258
1557 → 1815
Tournaments
3
25 games
Score
16/ 2564.0%
15W2D8L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsNyama Peter1,995·2025 MALAWI OPEN Chess Championship·R1·+34.4
2.[W]vsNyama Peter1,970·Ilala classic·R4·+30.3
3.[W]vsShaba Martin1,874·2025 MALAWI OPEN Chess Championship·R7·+30.2
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMatola Ernest1,931·Ilala classic·R2·-11.5
2.[L]vsMwangupili Francisco1,874·2025 MALAWI OPEN Chess Championship·R5·-9.8
3.[L]vsJimu Fidelis1,852·Cas Contractors·R4·-8.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Cas Contractors
Open Swiss
Mar 20264.5/6#82090+41.6
Ilala classic
Open Swiss
Oct 20256.5/6#102737+94.8
2025 MALAWI OPEN Chess Championship
Open Swiss
Jul 20255/8#311988+121.2
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

/
Malawi
#43
out of 169 players
Africa
#2,368
in continent
World
#71,684
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Malawi
1
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2,303
2
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2,085
3
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2,064
4
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2,062
5
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2,043
6
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2,014
7
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2,009
8
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1,998
9
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1,963
10
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1,962
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43🇲🇼Phiri Blessings1,815
Africa
1
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2,628
2
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2,581
3
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2,502
4
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2,493
5
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2,464
6
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2,453
7
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2,443
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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World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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71684🇲🇼Phiri Blessings1,815