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Hamilton Mandeya
🇿🇼FIDE 11001879· Male· Zimbabwe· Born in 1984
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Hamilton Mandeya, a 42-year-old player, is rated 2020 — just 18 short of his peak of 2038 (Feb 2026, age 42) and ranked 15th among ZIM players. He has held steady between 2000 and 2050 for 13 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include The National Club championship 2026, Munster Chess Union Club League Division 1 Round 7, and Munster Chess Union Club League Division 1 Rounds 5-6. Also played 2 rapid (including Galway Speed Chess Championship 2025 Rapid) and 1 blitz events (including Galway Speed Chess Championship 2025 Blitz) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 12 months (2015–2016), 34 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included), 15 months (2022–2023) and 14 months (2023–2024). He reached #11 nationally in Jun 2025.
Current rating
2020
Standard
Rpd1943·Blz1980
All-time high
2038
−18 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 42
Feb 2026 · age 42
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#15
#15 · ZIM players · of 370
Career timeline
14 entries2026
All-time peak 2038
at age 42 · −18 from today
Feb 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 41
Dec 2025
2nd 40-45 player nationally
at age 41 · rated 2029
Sep 2025
Peak national rank: #11
at age 41 · rated 2029
Jun 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 41
Jun 2025
2023
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1921 → returned at 1959
Jun 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-9
2029 → 2020
Tournaments
5
12 games
Score
6.5/ 1254.2%
4W5D3L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1.5/5 | #81 | — | -11.8 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 2720 | +7.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #21 | — | -13.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #7 | 2173 | +7.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #8 | 2040 | +0.8 |
Rankings
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Zimbabwe
#15
out of 372 players
Africa
#546
in continent
World
#24,554
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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