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Powell, Malcolm
🇰🇾FIDE 7404719· Male· Cayman Islands· Born in 1962
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Malcolm Powell, a 64-year-old player, is rated 1521. He has held steady between 1500 and 1550 for 2 years. 18 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CICF President's Invitational Trophy 2026 Challengers (U1700), CICF - Cayman National Championship Qualifiers 2026 (Absolute), and Cayman Chess Classic 2025 OPEN SECTION. He had 3 career breaks: 14 months (2018–2020), 28 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 13 months (2022–2023). His peak of 1561 was reached at age 62 (Mar 2024); he also reached #2 nationally in Jun 2018 and spent 41 months in top 5.
Competes for Cayman Islands since Jun 2022.
Current rating
1521
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1561
−40 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 62
Mar 2024 · age 62
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#177,513
#177,513 · players worldwide · of 218,279
41 months in National top 5 (2018–2022)
41 months in National top 5 (2018–2022)
Career timeline
15 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+338 Elo)
1202 → 1540
Dec 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 62
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 62
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1561
at age 62 · −40 from today
Mar 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 62
Feb 2024
2023
2nd 60-65 player nationally
at age 61 · rated 1240
Jan 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-17
1538 → 1521
Tournaments
4
18 games
Score
7/ 1838.9%
4W6D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3/4 | #5 | 1730 | +2.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/4 | #16 | 1674 | -5.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0/5 | #19 | 956 | -24.2 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2/1 | #11 | 2258 | +9.0 |
Rankings
/
Cayman Islands
#32
out of 51 players
Americas
#21,655
in continent
World
#177,473
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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