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Phiri, Muntu

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FIDEFIDE 534008772· Male· South Africa· Born in 1982

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Muntu Phiri, a 44-year-old South African player, is rated 1543. He has slipped back 37 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include West Rand Open 2026 (Open), West Rand Trials 2025 (Open), and 2025 West Rand Open 2.0 (Open). His peak of 1644 was reached at age 43 (Mar 2025).

Current rating

1543

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1644

−101 pts below
Mar 2025 · age 43

Activity

15

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#169,014

#169,014 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

6 entries
2025
31st South African 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 1644
Apr 2025
All-time peak 1644
at age 43 · −101 from today
Mar 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 43
Jan 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 43
Jan 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 43
Jan 2025
First FIDE rating
1633 · at age 43
Jan 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Phafane Nkogatse 1,684
West Rand Open 2026 (Open) · Feb 2026 · +7.7 Elo
Evolution
+5
1538 → 1543
Tournaments
2
15 games
Score
5.5/ 1536.7%
8W3D4L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsEthan Dsouza1,465·West Rand Open 2026 (Open)·R4·-24.4
2.[L]vsGunther Mittermaier1,595·West Rand Open 2026 (Open)·R1·-17.0
3.[L]vsMpho Nyoka1,857·West Rand Trials 2025 (Open)·R2·-5.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
West Rand Open 2026 (Open)
Swiss
Feb 20262.5/5#71540-6.0
West Rand Trials 2025 (Open)
Swiss
Sep 20253/2#32466+10.8

Rankings

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South Africa
#1,191
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#7,172
in continent
World
#168,989
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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