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Charinda, Kudzanayi
WCM🇿🇼FIDE 11000538· Female· Zimbabwe· Born in 1994
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Kudzanayi Charinda, a 32-year-old Woman Candidate Master, is rated 1895 — just 12 short of her peak of 1907 (Sep 2025, age 31). She has fluctuated between 1854 and 1907 over the past 2 years. 18 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2026 ZIM NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS WOMEN SECTION and 2025 MINERVA ZIMBABWE OPEN TOURNAMENT LADIES SECTION. She reached #26 nationally in Apr 2017.
Awarded WCM in 2016 (age 22).
Current rating
1895
Standard
Rpd1831·Blz1841
All-time high
1907
−12 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 31
Sep 2025 · age 31
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#49,347
#49,347 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
All-time peak 1907
at age 31 · −12 from today
Sep 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 30
Mar 2024
2021
100 career games
at age 27
Jun 2021
2020
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1710 → returned at 1702
Jan 2020
2019
Best 12-month gain (+152 Elo)
1613 → 1765
Jan 2019
2018
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 24
Aug 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+6
1889 → 1895
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
12.5/ 1869.4%
8W9D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 5.5/9 | #3 | 1841 | -12.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 7/9 | #2 | 1960 | +18.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLinda Dalitso ShabaWFM
🇿🇼ZIM·1879
+2 −4 =9
15 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsChristine Makwena
🇿🇼ZIM·1906
+1 −1 =12
14 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsTatenda Melisa Zengeni
🇿🇼ZIM·1693
+4 −0 =9
13 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsColletta Wakuruwarewa
🇿🇼ZIM·1790
+6 −2 =4
12 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsRefiloe Hazel MudodoWCM
🇿🇼ZIM·1807
+2 −2 =3
7 games·last met Aug 2025
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Rankings
/
Zimbabwe
#51
out of 372 players
Africa
#1,469
in continent
World
#49,346
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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