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Chimbamu, Elisha
🇿🇼FIDE 11000449· Male· Zimbabwe· Born in 1985
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Elisha Chimbamu, a 41-year-old player, is rated 1896. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and took a 18-month break between Nov 2012 and Jun 2014. Recent appearance: 2025 CABS CANDIDATES TOURNAMENT. His peak of 2169 was reached at age 31 (Feb 2016); he also reached #4 nationally in Jun 2015 and spent 21 months in top 5.
Competes as a man since 2015.
Current rating
1896
Standard
Rpd2164·Blz2114
All-time high
2169
−273 pts below
Feb 2016 · age 31
Feb 2016 · age 31
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#49,097
#49,097 · players worldwide · of 218,279
21 months in National top 5 (2015–2017)
21 months in National top 5 (2015–2017)
Career timeline
14 entries2026
6th 40-45 player nationally
at age 41 · rated 1896
Jun 2026
2022
Re-crossed 2000
at age 37
Jan 2022
2017
100 career games
at age 32
Sep 2017
21 months in national top 5
longest streak 13 months · since May 2015
Apr 2017
2016
All-time peak 2169
at age 31 · −273 from today
Feb 2016
2015
Peak national rank: #4
at age 30 · rated 2168
Jun 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-30
1926 → 1896
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
5/ 955.6%
4W2D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/9 | #16 | 1784 | -30.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsThabo Elisha
🇿🇼ZIM·2057
+1 −4 =2
7 games·last met Aug 2019
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vsSpencer Masango
🇿🇼ZIM·2151
+0 −3 =4
7 games·last met Aug 2019
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vsRoy MwadzuraFM
🇿🇼ZIM·2192
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsTapiwa Chikwavaire
🇿🇼ZIM·1919
+1 −1 =4
6 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsJemusse ZhembaFM
🇿🇼ZIM·2126
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Apr 2024
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Zimbabwe
#48
out of 372 players
Africa
#1,455
in continent
World
#49,096
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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