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Zengeni, Tatenda Melisa
🇿🇼FIDE 11001313· Female· Zimbabwe· Born in 1992
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Tatenda Melisa Zengeni, a 34-year-old player, is rated 1693. She plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and took a 12-month break between Oct 2012 and Nov 2013. Recent appearance: 2025 MINERVA ZIMBABWE OPEN TOURNAMENT LADIES SECTION. Her peak of 1750 was reached at age 32 (Jun 2024); she also reached #13 nationally in Oct 2012.
At junior level, she reached #1 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1693
Standard
Rpd1785·Blz—
All-time high
1750
−57 pts below
Jun 2024 · age 32
Jun 2024 · age 32
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#112,544
#112,544 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2024
All-time peak 1750
at age 32 · −57 from today
Jun 2024
Best 12-month gain (+195 Elo)
1545 → 1740
May 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 32
Mar 2024
2020
100 career games
at age 28
Jan 2020
2019
Re-crossed 1600
at age 27
Oct 2019
2018
Re-crossed 1600
at age 26
May 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-22
1715 → 1693
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
5/ 955.6%
3W4D2L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMelissa Nyashadzaishe Kambezo1,526·2025 MINERVA ZIMBABWE OPEN TOURNAMENT LADIES SECTION·R3·+5.6
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/9 | #8 | 1612 | -22.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsChristine Makwena
🇿🇼ZIM·1906
+4 −6 =8
18 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsLinda Dalitso ShabaWFM
🇿🇼ZIM·1879
+3 −8 =6
17 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsColletta Wakuruwarewa
🇿🇼ZIM·1790
+3 −6 =4
13 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsKudzanayi CharindaWCM
🇿🇼ZIM·1895
+0 −4 =9
13 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsRumbidzai MawireWCM
🇿🇼ZIM·1662
+6 −3 =1
10 games·last met Apr 2025
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Rankings
/
Zimbabwe
#190
out of 372 players
Africa
#4,312
in continent
World
#112,540
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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