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Kunaka, Tawananyasha

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FIDEFIDE 11004339· Male· Zimbabwe· Born in 2007

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Tawananyasha Kunaka, a 19-year-old player, is rated 1611 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +28 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈2/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 16th AFRICAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 UNDER 18 OPEN, Second (2nd) Goldswift U1800 FIDE Rated Open Tournament, and 2025 MINERVA ZIMBABWE OPEN TOURNAMENT B SECTION. He had 3 career breaks: 15 months (2018–2020), 49 months (2020–2024, COVID-19 included) and 17 months (2024–2025). He reached #92 nationally in Oct 2020.

At junior level, he reached #20, #24, #4 and #3 nationally in U20, U18, U14 and U12.

Current rating

1611

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1611

at best
Jan 2026 · age 19

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#142,189

#142,189 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

14 entries
2026
20th U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 1611
May 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 19
Jan 2026
All-time peak 1611
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
24th U18 player nationally
at age 18 · rated 1579
Sep 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+278 Elo)
1305 → 1583
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 17
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
2025 MINERVA ZIMBABWE OPEN TOURNAMENT B SECTION
perf 2071 (+492) · 4/5 · #43
Top opponent
vs Chenyi Lin 2,079
16th AFRICAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 UNDER 18 OPEN · Dec 2025 · +17.5 Elo
Evolution
+28
1583 → 1611
Tournaments
3
23 games
Score
10.5/ 2345.7%
10W1D12L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
16th AFRICAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 UNDER 18 OPEN
Open Swiss
Dec 20253.5/6#231881+43.6
Second (2nd) Goldswift U1800 FIDE Rated Open Tournament
Open Swiss
Dec 20253/1#892548-11.2
2025 MINERVA ZIMBABWE OPEN TOURNAMENT B SECTION
Open Swiss
Aug 20254/5#432071-3.6

Rankings

/
Zimbabwe
#266
out of 368 players
Africa
#5,780
in continent
World
#142,179
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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2
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3
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2,151
4
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5
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2,132
6
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2,126
7
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2,100
8
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2,064
9
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2,054
10
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2,051
...
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Africa
1
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2,627
2
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2,580
3
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2,502
4
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2,493
5
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2,467
6
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2,453
7
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2,442
8
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2,441
9
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2,414
10
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2,412
...
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World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
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5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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142179🇿🇼Kunaka, Tawananyasha1,611