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Dzvetera, Brian

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FIDEFIDE 11003421· Male· Zimbabwe· Born in 1980

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Brian Dzvetera, a 46-year-old player, is rated 1779. He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 2 years. 14 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2026 ZIMBABWE EASTER OPEN and 2025 CABS CANDIDATES TOURNAMENT. He took a 33-month break between Mar 2019 and Jan 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1955 was reached at age 35 (Nov 2015); he also reached #15 nationally in Sep 2016.

Current rating

1779

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1955

−176 pts below
Nov 2015 · age 35

Activity

11

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#82,929

#82,929 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2026
4th 45-50 player nationally
at age 46 · rated 1799
Jan 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+196 Elo)
1596 → 1792
Sep 2024
2022
3rd 40-45 player nationally
at age 42 · rated 1657
Apr 2022
2019
Inactive for 33 months
paused at 1665 → returned at 1657
Mar 2019
2018
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 38
Aug 2018
2016
Peak national rank: #15
at age 36 · rated 1955
Sep 2016

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
2026 ZIMBABWE EASTER OPEN
perf 2077 (+298) · 5/6 · #17
Top opponent
vs Rickie Malaba 1,949
2025 CABS CANDIDATES TOURNAMENT · Dec 2025 · +14.1 Elo
Evolution
-18
1797 → 1779
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
9.5/ 1852.8%
8W3D7L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 ZIMBABWE EASTER OPEN
Open Swiss
Apr 20265/6#172077-19.8
2025 CABS CANDIDATES TOURNAMENT
Open Swiss
Dec 20254.5/8#291894+2.0
Worst Elo result: 2026 ZIMBABWE EASTER OPEN (-19.8 Elo, finished #17).

Rankings

/
Zimbabwe
#123
out of 372 players
Africa
#2,878
in continent
World
#82,927
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Zimbabwe
1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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2,064
8
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9
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10
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2,048
...
123🇿🇼Dzvetera, Brian1,779
Africa
1
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2,628
2
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2,581
3
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2,502
4
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2,493
5
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2,464
6
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2,453
7
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2,443
8
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2,437
9
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2,425
10
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2,412
...
2878🇿🇼Dzvetera, Brian1,779
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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82927🇿🇼Dzvetera, Brian1,779