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Makwena, Christine
🇿🇼FIDE 11003391· Female· Zimbabwe· Born in 1993
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Christine Makwena, a 33-year-old player, is rated 1906 — just 7 short of her peak of 1913 (May 2025, age 32). She has fluctuated between 1836 and 1913 over the past 2 years. 42 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 ZIM NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS WOMEN SECTION, BCM Chess Championship 2025 - Women Section, and 2025 ZONE 4.5 AFRICA CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS WOMEN. She reached #42 nationally in Feb 2017.
Current rating
1906
Standard
Rpd1727·Blz—
All-time high
1913
−7 pts below
May 2025 · age 32
May 2025 · age 32
Activity
38
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
42 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#46,659
#46,659 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2025
All-time peak 1913
at age 32 · −7 from today
May 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 31
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1653 → returned at 1638
Jan 2020
2019
100 career games
at age 26
Oct 2019
2018
Best 12-month gain (+266 Elo)
1293 → 1559
Jun 2018
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 25
May 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-7
1913 → 1906
Tournaments
5
43 games
Score
29/ 4367.4%
22W14D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 7/9 | #1 | 1983 | +23.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/8 | #4 | 1831 | -8.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/8 | #6 | 1985 | +4.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/9 | #5 | 1812 | -17.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/8 | #3 | 1839 | -10.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLinda Dalitso ShabaWFM
🇿🇼ZIM·1879
+8 −3 =12
23 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsTatenda Melisa Zengeni
🇿🇼ZIM·1693
+6 −4 =8
18 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsKudzanayi CharindaWCM
🇿🇼ZIM·1895
+1 −1 =12
14 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsColletta Wakuruwarewa
🇿🇼ZIM·1790
+2 −3 =6
11 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsNdou Tatenda
🇿🇼ZIM·1741
+8 −0 =1
9 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
/
Zimbabwe
#43
out of 372 players
Africa
#1,349
in continent
World
#46,658
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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