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Nomalungelo, Mathe

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FIDEFIDE 11001178· Female· Zimbabwe· Born in 1996

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Mathe Nomalungelo, a 30-year-old player, is rated 1756. She has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 2 years. 18 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 ZIM NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS WOMEN SECTION, 2025 CABS CANDIDATES TOURNAMENT LADIES SECTION, and PROUD WAWA MEMORIAL 2ND EDITION CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP LADIES 2025. She had 3 career breaks: 12 months (2015–2016), 22 months (2016–2018) and 38 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included). Her peak of 1789 was reached at age 30 (Jan 2026); she also reached #21 nationally in Jan 2015.

At junior level, she reached #3 and #2 nationally in U20 and U18.

Current rating

1756

Standard

Rpd1712·Blz—

All-time high

1789

−33 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 30

Activity

13

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#90,558

#90,558 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

15 entries
2026
All-time peak 1789
at age 30 · −33 from today
Jan 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 29
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+167 Elo)
1601 → 1768
May 2024
2019
Inactive for 38 months
paused at 1606 → returned at 1608
Nov 2019
2018
Crossed 1600
at age 22
Nov 2018
2016
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 1577 → returned at 1603
Dec 2016

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
2025 CABS CANDIDATES TOURNAMENT LADIES SECTION
perf 2077 (+288) · 7.5/8 · #1
Top opponent
vs Tanaka Dziyanyi 1,941
2026 ZIM NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS WOMEN SECTION · Mar 2026 · +4.9 Elo
Evolution
-13
1769 → 1756
Tournaments
3
24 games
Score
15.5/ 2464.6%
12W7D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 ZIM NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS WOMEN SECTION
Round-Robin
Mar 20263/9#91655-33.2
2025 CABS CANDIDATES TOURNAMENT LADIES SECTION
Open Swiss
Dec 20257.5/8#12077+15.4
PROUD WAWA MEMORIAL 2ND EDITION CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP LADIES 2025
Open Swiss
Jun 20255/1#52395+5.4
Worst Elo result: 2026 ZIM NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS WOMEN SECTION (-33.2 Elo, finished #9).

Most-Played Opponents

vsLinda Dalitso ShabaWFM
🇿🇼ZIM·1879
+2 −2 =3
7 games·last met Mar 2026
View head-to-head →
vsColletta Wakuruwarewa
🇿🇼ZIM·1790
+0 −3 =3
6 games·last met Apr 2025
View head-to-head →
vsRopafadzo Dube
🇿🇼ZIM·1642
+1 −0 =4
5 games·last met Apr 2025
View head-to-head →

Rankings

/
Zimbabwe
#139
out of 372 players
Africa
#3,233
in continent
World
#90,556
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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1
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2
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10
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