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Zhemba, Jemusse
FM🇿🇼FIDE 11001933· Male· Zimbabwe· Born in 1996
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Jemusse Zhemba, a 30-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 2126 and ranked 6th among ZIM players, and in the top 6% worldwide. He has slipped back 62 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). His peak of 2246 was reached at age 27 (Jun 2023); he also reached #3 nationally in Mar 2018 and spent 29 months in top 3.
Awarded FM in 2023 (age 27). Earned a IM norm at 44th FIDE Chess Olympiad Chennai 2022 Open. At junior level, he reached #1 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2126
Standard
Rpd2145·Blz2201
All-time high
2246
−120 pts below
Jun 2023 · age 27
Jun 2023 · age 27
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#6
#6 · ZIM players · of 367
29 months in National top 3 (2018–2024)
29 months in National top 3 (2018–2024)
Career timeline
16 entries2024
29 months in national top 3
longest streak 21 months · since Mar 2018
May 2024
2023
All-time peak 2246
at age 27 · −120 from today
Jun 2023
FM title awardedFM
at age 27
Mar 2023
2022
Crossed 2200
at age 26
Sep 2022
2020
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 2145 → returned at 2158
Jan 2020
2018
100 career games
at age 22
May 2018
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
0
2126 → 2126
Most-Played Opponents
vsSpencer Masango
🇿🇼ZIM·2151
+6 −2 =2
10 games·last met Apr 2025
View head-to-head →
vsVitalis Mapuranga
🇿🇼ZIM·2064
+5 −3 =1
9 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsMugove Muririma
🇿🇼ZIM·1984
+3 −2 =3
8 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsRoy MwadzuraFM
🇿🇼ZIM·2192
+3 −2 =3
8 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsGillan BwalyaIM
🇿🇲ZAM·2310
+1 −2 =4
7 games·last met Apr 2025
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Rankings
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Zimbabwe
#6
out of 368 players
Africa
#229
in continent
World
#13,118
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Zimbabwe
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Africa
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World
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