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Chakanyuka, Charles

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FIDEFIDE 11000341· Male· Zimbabwe· Born in 1973

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Charles Chakanyuka, a 53-year-old player, is rated 1947. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 7 career breaks: 23 months (2006–2008), 39 months (2009–2012), 12 months (2012–2013), 38 months (2013–2017), 23 months (2017–2019), 35 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included) and 23 months (2024–2026). Recent appearance: 2025 London Christmas Congress Open. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 UK Open Blitz: London 2 (Harrow) Qualifier) recently. His peak of 2160 was reached at age 31 (Apr 2004); he also reached #3 nationally in Apr 2009 and spent 14 months in top 5.

Current rating

1947

Standard

Rpd1967·Blz1925

All-time high

2160

−213 pts below
Apr 2004 · age 31

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#37,254

#37,254 · players worldwide · of 218,279
14 months in National top 5 (2004–2010)

Career timeline

19 entries
2026
1st 50-55 player nationally
at age 53 · rated 1947
Jun 2026
2024
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1896 → returned at 1947
Feb 2024
2020
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1948 → returned at 1919
Jan 2020
2019
1st 45-50 player nationally
at age 46 · rated 2036
Nov 2019
2018
1st 40-45 player nationally
at age 45 · rated 2030
Jan 2018
2017
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 2030 → returned at 2028
Feb 2017

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
2025 London Christmas Congress Open
perf 2001 (+63) · 3.5/5 · #5
Top opponent
vs Tom Hill 1,897
2025 London Christmas Congress Open · Dec 2025 · +8.8 Elo
Evolution
+9
1938 → 1947
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
3.5/ 570.0%
3W1D1L
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsIsaac Lam1,792·2025 London Christmas Congress Open·R6·-14.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025 London Christmas Congress Open
Open Swiss
Dec 20253.5/5#52001+8.8

Rankings

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Zimbabwe
#27
out of 372 players
Africa
#1,000
in continent
World
#37,253
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Zimbabwe
1
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2,325
2
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2,192
3
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2,151
4
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2,149
5
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2,132
6
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2,100
7
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2,064
8
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2,054
9
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2,051
10
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2,048
...
27🇿🇼Chakanyuka, Charles1,947
Africa
1
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2,628
2
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2,581
3
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2,502
4
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2,493
5
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2,464
6
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2,453
7
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2,443
8
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2,437
9
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2,425
10
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2,412
...
1000🇿🇼Chakanyuka, Charles1,947
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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37253🇿🇼Chakanyuka, Charles1,947