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Salimu, Reuben
🇿🇼FIDE 11001283· Male· Zimbabwe
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Reuben Salimu, a player, is rated 1867. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 13 months (2012–2013) and 28 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (A). His peak of 1987 was reached (Aug 2017); he also reached #8 nationally in Dec 2014.
Current rating
1867
Standard
Rpd1915·Blz1843
All-time high
1987
−120 pts below
Aug 2017
Aug 2017
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#56,654
#56,654 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2019
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 1901 → returned at 1860
Nov 2019
Best 12-month gain (+45 Elo)
1863 → 1908
Oct 2019
2018
100 career games
Oct 2018
2017
All-time peak 1987
−120 from today
Aug 2017
2014
Peak national rank: #8
rated 1965
Dec 2014
K-factor lowered to 20
Dec 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+33
1834 → 1867
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
4.5/ 764.3%
3W3D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jul 2025 | 4.5/7 | #36 | 2002 | +32.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsShabir Hussain BhawoodienFM
🇿🇦RSA·2020
+2 −8 =1
11 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsCalvin John KlaasenFM
🇿🇦RSA·2171
+0 −5 =2
7 games·last met Jan 2023
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vsKenneth Sean WillenbergCM
🇿🇦RSA·1899
+0 −3 =3
6 games·last met Nov 2018
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vsJustin Lynch
🇿🇦RSA·1899
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met Nov 2018
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vsCraig Glen Willenberg
🇿🇦RSA·2047
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Oct 2024
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Rankings
Zimbabwe
#65
out of 372 players
Africa
#1,755
in continent
World
#56,653
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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