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Mandizha, Farai

IM🇿🇼INACTIVE · since December 2024

FIDEFIDE 11000430· Male· Zimbabwe· Born in 1985

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Farai Mandizha, a 41-year-old International Master, is rated 2375 and ranked 1st among ZIM players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays around 29 rated games per year and had 2 career breaks: 21 months (2010–2012) and 12 months (2012–2013). His peak of 2420 was reached at age 25 (Sep 2010); he also reached #1 nationally in Oct 2008 and has been #1 for 98 months and counting (6 consecutive years on his current run).

Awarded IM in 2012 (age 27) and FM in 2004 (age 19). Earned a GM norm at 45th Annual World Open 2017. At junior level, he reached #1 nationally in U20.

Current rating

2375

Standard

Rpd—·Blz2418

All-time high

2420

−45 pts below
Sep 2010 · age 25

Activity

18

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#1

#1 · ZIM players · of 367
#1 nationally since Jun 2025

Career timeline

20 entries
2026
98 months in National #1 (ongoing)
longest streak 79 months · since Oct 2008
May 2026
2024
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2375 → still inactive
Dec 2024
2019
500 career games
at age 34
Aug 2019
2017
Re-crossed 2400
at age 32
Sep 2017
2012
Re-crossed 2400
at age 27
Oct 2012
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2415 → returned at 2379
Oct 2012

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Evolution
0
2375 → 2375

Most-Played Opponents

vsMark ParaguaGM
🇵🇭PHI·2410
+1 −3 =8
12 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsAleksandr LendermanGM
🇺🇸USA·2462
+0 −4 =3
7 games·last met Feb 2024
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vsAwonder LiangGM
🇺🇸USA·2704
+3 −2 =2
7 games·last met Feb 2018
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vsBrandon JacobsonGM
🇺🇸USA·2594
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Aug 2022
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vsPraveen BalakrishnanGM
🇺🇸USA·2500
+1 −2 =3
6 games·last met Nov 2019
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Rankings

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Zimbabwe
#1
out of 368 players
Africa
#13
in continent
World
#2,155
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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2,126
7
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2,100
8
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2,064
9
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2,054
10
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2,051
Africa
1
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2,627
2
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2,580
3
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2,502
4
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2,493
5
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2,467
6
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2,453
7
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2,442
8
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2,441
9
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2,414
10
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2,412
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753