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Chikoya, Simbarashe

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FIDEFIDE 11003669· Male· Zimbabwe· Born in 2001

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Simbarashe Chikoya, a 25-year-old player, is rated 1932 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +41 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2025 MINERVA ZIMBABWE OPEN TOURNAMENT B SECTION and JR MAWERE INTERNATIONAL CHESS TOURNAMENT 5TH EDITION. He had 3 career breaks: 25 months (2016–2018), 21 months (2018–2020) and 27 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). He reached #33 nationally in Apr 2026.

At junior level, he reached #13, #11 and #5 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.

Current rating

1932

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1932

at best
Sep 2025 · age 24

Activity

15

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#40,527

#40,527 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

12 entries
2026
Peak national rank: #33
at age 25 · rated 1932
Apr 2026
2025
All-time peak 1932
at age 24
Sep 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+248 Elo)
1598 → 1846
Sep 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 23
Mar 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 23
Jan 2024
2020
13th U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 1448
Oct 2020

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
2025 MINERVA ZIMBABWE OPEN TOURNAMENT B SECTION
perf 2079 (+147) · 6.5/8 · #1
Top opponent
vs Micheal Kaoma 2,238
JR MAWERE INTERNATIONAL CHESS TOURNAMENT 5TH EDITION · Jul 2025 · +17.5 Elo
Evolution
+41
1891 → 1932
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
11/ 1668.8%
9W4D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025 MINERVA ZIMBABWE OPEN TOURNAMENT B SECTION
Open Swiss
Aug 20256.5/8#12079+34.6
JR MAWERE INTERNATIONAL CHESS TOURNAMENT 5TH EDITION
Open Swiss
Jul 20254.5/7#232031+5.8

Rankings

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Zimbabwe
#34
out of 372 players
Africa
#1,112
in continent
World
#40,526
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Zimbabwe
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2
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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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2,100
7
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2,064
8
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2,054
9
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2,051
10
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2,048
...
34🇿🇼Chikoya, Simbarashe1,932
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
...
1112🇿🇼Chikoya, Simbarashe1,932
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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40526🇿🇼Chikoya, Simbarashe1,932