Top chess players in Malawi

Live FIDE ratings, updated as games are played · October 2026

Malawi has 145 rated players. The highest rated is FM Joseph Mwale at 2280.

Country ranking

#126 of 184

top 10 average 2047.2

Grandmasters

Moved since the October list

OCT26·145 players·Updated 08:55 UTC

–

	±
1#=47668	8	FMJoseph Mwale MAW · 33	2280	22802280.0	–	+63
2#=1798457	57	CMGeorge Mwale MAW · 33	2076	20762076.0	–	+44
3#=1830657	57	CMChiletso Chipanga MAW · 39	2073	20732073.0	–	+45
4#=1928862	62	FMGerrard Mphungu MAW · 36	2064	20642064.0	–	-10
5#=2337881	81	CMJoseph Xavier Nyambalo MAW · 35	2031	20312031.0	–	+21
6#=2389379	79	Kamwendo Precious MAW · 35	2027	20272027.0	–	+25
7#=2810993	93	CMAlfred Charles Chimthere MAW · 45	1998	19981998.0	–	-28
8#=3143195	95	CMPetros Mfune MAW · 44	1978	19781978.0	–	-11
9#=3195993	93	Matola Ernest MAW · 36	1975	19751975.0	–	+44
10#=32922103	103	Nyama Peter MAW · 35	1970	19701970.0	–	=
11#=33930108	108	CMChiwambo Stansford MAW · 40	1965	19651965.0	–	-53
12#=34315114	114	Kalambo Praise MAW · 24	1963	19631963.0	–	+34
13#=36772114	114	Maliro Dan MAW · 36	1951	19511951.0	–	=
14#=43815140	140	Mpinganjira Stanley Frank MAW · 46	1919	19191919.0	–	+73
15#=44498139	139	Aaron Phiri MAW · 46	1916	19161916.0	–	-25
16#=44774140	140	Ibrahim Jonathan MAW · 40	1915	19151915.0	–	+3
17#=45734148	148	Franscisco Mwangupili MAW · 32	1911	19111911.0	–	+37
18#=46449164	164	Malama Mwanza MAW	1908	19081908.0	–	-89
19#=49202161	161	Longwe Winston MAW · 24	1897	18971897.0	–	+39
20#=49438163	163	Richard Chiona MAW · 42	1896	18961896.0	–	-8
21#=49679162	162	Nkhwazi Sam MAW · 47	1895	18951895.0	–	-18
22#=50156162	162	Kajani Kaunda MAW · 56	1893	18931893.0	–	-39
23#=51942176	176	Shaba Martin MAW · 24	1886	18861886.0	–	+21
=24#=54043163	163	Chimkute Ronald MAW · 36	1878	18781878.0	–	-18
=24#=54043163	163	Ahmed Aryan MAW · 18	1878	18781878.0	–	+165

Per page:

1–25 of 145

1 / 6