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Kumwenda Temwa

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FIDEFIDE 20510080· Female· Malawi· Born in 2008

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Kumwenda Temwa, a 18-year-old player, is rated 1509. She has slipped back 132 Elo over the past 12 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SUSAN at 50 Ladies Chess Championship, CRCL open 2026, and 2025 NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - WOMAN. Also played 1 rapid event (including DADAZ QUEENS ROUND ROBIN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP) recently. Her peak of 1644 was reached at age 16 (May 2024); she also reached #38 nationally in Jan 2025.

At junior level, she reached #2 and #2 nationally in U18 and U16.

Current rating

1509

Standard

Rpd1503·Blz—

All-time high

1644

−135 pts below
May 2024 · age 16

Activity

18

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#181,291

#181,291 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

10 entries
2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 18
May 2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 18
Feb 2026
2025
Peak national rank: #38
at age 17 · rated 1644
Jan 2025
2nd U18 player nationally
at age 17 · rated 1644
Jan 2025
2024
2nd U16 player nationally
at age 16 · rated 1644
May 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 16
May 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
2025 MALAWI OPEN Chess Championship - Women
perf 1909 (+315) · 4.5/6 · #7
Top opponent
vs Tupokiwe MsukwaWCM 1,700
CRCL open 2026 · Jan 2026 · +10.3 Elo
Evolution
-132
1641 → 1509
Tournaments
6
43 games
Score
17/ 4339.5%
15W4D24L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsBanda Naomi1,435·Kwithu kitchen September·R8·-26.9
2.[L]vsKapalamula Martha1,485·CRCL open 2026·R7·-20.9
3.[L]vsKaliwo Tamara1,463·2025 NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - WOMAN·R2·-20.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SUSAN at 50 Ladies Chess Championship
Open Swiss
Mar 20262.5/6#51592+30.8
CRCL open 2026
Open Swiss
Jan 20262.5/6#61498+8.4
2025 NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - WOMAN
Swiss
Dec 20254.5/6#151689-75.6
Kwithu kitchen September
Open Swiss
Sep 20251/2#361682-32.0
2025 MALAWI OPEN Chess Championship - Women
Open Swiss
Jul 20254.5/6#71909-25.6
Worst Elo result: 2025 NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - WOMAN (-75.6 Elo, finished #15).

Rankings

/
Malawi
#129
out of 162 players
Africa
#7,614
in continent
World
#181,242
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Malawi
1
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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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9
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10
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Africa
1
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2,627
2
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2,580
3
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2,502
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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2,441
9
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2,414
10
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2,412
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World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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181242🇲🇼Kumwenda Temwa1,509