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Kunaka, Tawananyasha
🇿🇼FIDE 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 2 career breaks: 15 months (2018–2020) and 67 months (2020–2025, COVID-19 included). 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
Jan 2026 · age 19
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#142,777
#142,777 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
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
Crossed 1500
at age 17
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 17
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+28
1583 → 1611
Tournaments
3
23 games
Score
10.5/ 2345.7%
10W1D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/6 | #23 | 1881 | +43.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/1 | #89 | 2548 | -11.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/5 | #43 | 2071 | -3.6 |
Rankings
/
Zimbabwe
#265
out of 372 players
Africa
#5,873
in continent
World
#142,767
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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