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Shaba, Linda Dalitso

WFM🇿🇼

FIDEFIDE 11001631· Female· Zimbabwe· Born in 1997

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Linda Dalitso Shaba, a 29-year-old Woman FIDE Master, is rated 1879. She is on a breakout run, having gained +88 Elo over the past 12 months. 75 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 ZIMBABWE EASTER OPEN LADIES SECTION, SUSAN at 50 Ladies Chess Championship, and 2026 ZIM NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS WOMEN SECTION. Her peak of 1926 was reached at age 29 (Feb 2026); she also reached #19 nationally in May 2014.

Awarded WFM in 2025 (age 28). At junior level, she reached #6 and #2 nationally in U20 and U18.

Current rating

1879

Standard

Rpd1785·Blz1781

All-time high

1926

−47 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 29

Activity

45

games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo

75 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#53,464

#53,464 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

12 entries
2026
All-time peak 1926
at age 29 · −47 from today
Feb 2026
2025
WFM title awardedWFM
at age 28
Oct 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 28
Jul 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 27
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1603 → returned at 1616
Apr 2020
2019
100 career games
at age 22
Nov 2019

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
2025 MALAWI OPEN Chess Championship - Women
perf 2174 (+285) · 8.5/9 · #1
Top opponent
vs Tanaka Dziyanyi 1,952
Silverest Open Chess Championship - Women Section · Jan 2026 · +10.7 Elo
Evolution
+88
1791 → 1879
Tournaments
11
83 games
Score
63.5/ 8376.5%
53W21D9L

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 11
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 ZIMBABWE EASTER OPEN LADIES SECTION
Swiss
Apr 20264/5#41903-21.2
SUSAN at 50 Ladies Chess Championship
Open Swiss
Mar 20265/4#32400-8.2
2026 ZIM NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS WOMEN SECTION
Round-Robin
Mar 20265.5/9#21839-16.4
Silverest Open Chess Championship - Women Section
Swiss
Jan 20266.5/9#41938+9.2
Kansashi Open Chess Championship - WOMEN Section
Swiss
Dec 20255/7#21926+5.6
Worst Elo result: 2026 ZIMBABWE EASTER OPEN LADIES SECTION (-21.2 Elo, finished #4).

Rankings

/
Zimbabwe
#59
out of 368 players
Africa
#1,620
in continent
World
#53,464
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Zimbabwe
1
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2,325
2
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2,192
3
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2,151
4
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2,149
5
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2,132
6
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2,126
7
🇿🇼Mushore, Emarald TakudzwaFollow Emarald Takudzwa MushoreTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,100
8
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2,064
9
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2,054
10
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2,051
...
59🇿🇼Shaba, Linda Dalitso1,879
Africa
1
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2,627
2
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2,580
3
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2,502
4
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2,493
5
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2,467
6
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2,453
7
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2,442
8
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2,441
9
🇹🇳Njili, KamelFollow Kamel NjiliTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,414
10
🇪🇬Labib, Ibrahim HasanFollow Ibrahim Hasan LabibTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,412
...
1620🇿🇼Shaba, Linda Dalitso1,879
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
...
53464🇿🇼Shaba, Linda Dalitso1,879