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MJ
Matanda Jonas
🇿🇲FIDE 8712115· Male· Zambia· Born in 2000
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Matanda Jonas, a 26-year-old player, is rated 1543. He has slipped back 87 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Silverest Open Chess Championship - 0pen Section, Lusaka Open 2025 Chess Championship - Open Section, and PCZ Flowers - Combined section. He took a 43-month break between Nov 2021 and Jul 2025. His peak of 1630 was reached at age 24 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1543
Standard
Rpd1556·Blz—
All-time high
1630
−87 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 24
Mar 2024 · age 24
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#169,014
#169,014 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2024
Crossed 1600
at age 24
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 24
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 24
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1630
at age 24 · −87 from today
Mar 2024
2021
Inactive for 43 months
paused at 1383 → returned at 1602
Nov 2021
First FIDE rating
1383 · at age 21
Nov 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-59
1602 → 1543
Tournaments
3
15 games
Score
3/ 1520.0%
2W2D11L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0/2 | #120 | 1116 | -8.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/7 | #139 | 1646 | -31.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 1/2 | #39 | 1742 | -27.6 |
Rankings
/
Zambia
#463
out of 522 players
Africa
#7,172
in continent
World
#168,989
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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