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Chinhanga, Tinashe
🇿🇼FIDE 11004770· Male· Zimbabwe· Born in 1997
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Tinashe Chinhanga, a 29-year-old player, is rated 1990 — just 12 short of his peak of 2002 (Jul 2025, age 28) and ranked 18th among ZIM players. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 11 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2025 CABS CANDIDATES TOURNAMENT and JR MAWERE INTERNATIONAL CHESS TOURNAMENT 5TH EDITION. He took a 26-month break between Oct 2019 and Jan 2022 (COVID-19 included). He reached #13 nationally in Jun 2024.
At junior level, he reached #2 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1990
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2002
−12 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 28
Jul 2025 · age 28
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#18
#18 · ZIM players · of 370
Career timeline
11 entries2025
Crossed 2000
at age 28
Jul 2025
All-time peak 2002
at age 28 · −12 from today
Jul 2025
2024
100 career games
at age 27
Aug 2024
Peak national rank: #13
at age 27 · rated 1968
Jun 2024
Best 12-month gain (+85 Elo)
1883 → 1968
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 1894 → returned at 1899
Oct 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-12
2002 → 1990
Tournaments
2
17 games
Score
10.5/ 1761.8%
8W5D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsmachengedzero tafadzwa alms1,960·JR MAWERE INTERNATIONAL CHESS TOURNAMENT 5TH EDITION·R3·-10.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/9 | #8 | 1982 | +0.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/7 | #20 | 1973 | -13.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
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🇿🇼ZIM·1944
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsVitalis Mapuranga
🇿🇼ZIM·2064
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met May 2025
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vsSpencer Masango
🇿🇼ZIM·2151
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met May 2025
View head-to-head →
vsTapiwa Chikwavaire
🇿🇼ZIM·1919
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Apr 2023
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Zimbabwe
#18
out of 372 players
Africa
#698
in continent
World
#29,106
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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