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Mwale Mathews
🇿🇲FIDE 8724954· Male· Zambia· Born in 1978
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Mwale Mathews, a 48-year-old player, is rated 1651. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 35 months (2022–2025) and 14 months (2025–2026). Recent appearance: 2026 HKS Open Chess Tournament - Open section. His peak of 1767 was reached at age 46 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1651
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1767
−116 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 46
Mar 2024 · age 46
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#127,872
#127,872 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
30th 45-50 player nationally
at age 47 · rated 1701
Aug 2025
Best 12-month gain (+90 Elo)
1611 → 1701
Jan 2025
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1701 → returned at 1651
Jan 2025
2024
All-time peak 1767
at age 46 · −116 from today
Mar 2024
2022
32nd 40-45 player nationally
at age 44 · rated 1611
Apr 2022
Crossed 1600
at age 44
Jan 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-50
1701 → 1651
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
0.5/ 68.3%
0W1D5L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/6 | #65 | 1467 | -49.6 |
Rankings
/
Zambia
#398
out of 522 players
Africa
#5,097
in continent
World
#127,866
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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