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John Jallah
CM🇱🇷FIDE 22600140· Male· Liberia· Born in 1979
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John Jallah, a 47-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 1889. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 24 months (2017–2020) and 25 months (2024–2026). Recent appearance: 2025 National Individual Chess Championship. His peak of 2008 was reached at age 38 (Jun 2017); he also reached #1 nationally in Jun 2018 and spent 45 months in top 3.
Awarded CM in 2017 (age 38).
Current rating
1889
Standard
Rpd1977·Blz1947
All-time high
2008
−119 pts below
Jun 2017 · age 38
Jun 2017 · age 38
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#50,821
#50,821 · players worldwide · of 218,279
45 months in National top 3 (2017–2022)
45 months in National top 3 (2017–2022)
Career timeline
15 entries2026
1st 45-50 player nationally
at age 47 · rated 1889
Jun 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+108 Elo)
1761 → 1869
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 45
Mar 2024
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 1781 → returned at 1889
Feb 2024
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 43
Jul 2022
45 months in national top 3
longest streak 45 months · since Jun 2017
Jun 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+20
1869 → 1889
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
6/ 875.0%
6W0D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/7 | #2 | 2127 | +20.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsThomas Saah
🇱🇷LBR·1944
+5 −14 =0
19 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsDavid Leroy Debblay
🇱🇷LBR·1954
+6 −12 =0
18 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsJallah JacobFM
🇱🇷LBR·1881
+11 −4 =2
17 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsJoel O. Ebiekuta
🇱🇷LBR·1887
+4 −12 =1
17 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsWallace O. Williams
🇱🇷LBR·1846
+5 −9 =2
16 games·last met Jan 2025
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Rankings
/
Liberia
#4
out of 39 players
Africa
#1,524
in continent
World
#50,820
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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