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Graffi, Bester

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FIDEFIDE 11004592· Male· Zimbabwe· Born in 1998

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Bester Graffi, a 28-year-old player, is rated 1758. He has slipped back 70 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent appearances: Second (2nd) Goldswift U1800 FIDE Rated Open Tournament and 2025 MINERVA ZIMBABWE OPEN TOURNAMENT B SECTION. He had 2 career breaks: 20 months (2022–2024) and 17 months (2024–2025). His peak of 1828 was reached at age 26 (Mar 2024); he also reached #47 nationally in Jan 2022.

Current rating

1758

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1828

−70 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 26

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

#89,742

#89,742 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

8 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+114 Elo)
1714 → 1828
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 26
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1828
at age 26 · −70 from today
Mar 2024
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1828 → returned at 1787
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1714 → returned at 1828
Jun 2022
Peak national rank: #47
at age 24 · rated 1744
Jan 2022

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
2025 MINERVA ZIMBABWE OPEN TOURNAMENT B SECTION
perf 1952 (+165) · 5/6 · #23
Top opponent
vs Matthew Kaverenga 1,705
2025 MINERVA ZIMBABWE OPEN TOURNAMENT B SECTION · Aug 2025 · +15.4 Elo
Evolution
-70
1828 → 1758
Tournaments
2
14 games
Score
8/ 1457.1%
8W0D6L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Second (2nd) Goldswift U1800 FIDE Rated Open Tournament
Open Swiss
Dec 20253/4#161819-28.8
2025 MINERVA ZIMBABWE OPEN TOURNAMENT B SECTION
Open Swiss
Aug 20255/6#231952-40.8
Worst Elo result: 2025 MINERVA ZIMBABWE OPEN TOURNAMENT B SECTION (-40.8 Elo, finished #23).

Rankings

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Zimbabwe
#138
out of 368 players
Africa
#3,176
in continent
World
#89,741
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
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1
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Africa
1
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2,627
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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8
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9
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10
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2,412
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World
1
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2,840
2
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6
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7
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7
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10
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