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Nyagona, Simbarashe

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FIDEFIDE 11007400· Male· Zimbabwe· Born in 2003

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Simbarashe Nyagona, a 23-year-old player, is rated 1740. He has slipped back 53 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include JR MAWERE U1900 FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT 2026, 2026 ZIMBABWE EASTER OPEN, and Second (2nd) Goldswift U1800 FIDE Rated Open Tournament. He had 2 career breaks: 33 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 16 months (2022–2023). His peak of 1793 was reached at age 22 (Mar 2025); he also reached #100 nationally in Jan 2022.

At junior level, he reached #13, #9 and #6 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.

Current rating

1740

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1793

−53 pts below
Mar 2025 · age 22

Activity

11

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#96,037

#96,037 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

13 entries
2025
All-time peak 1793
at age 22 · −53 from today
Mar 2025
2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 21
Sep 2024
Best 12-month gain (+398 Elo)
1367 → 1765
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 21
Jan 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 21
Jan 2024
2023
13th U20 player nationally
at age 20 · rated 1477
Oct 2023

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
2026 ZIMBABWE EASTER OPEN
perf 1949 (+209) · 4.5/7 · #14
Top opponent
vs Kudakwashe SibandaCM 2,017
2026 ZIMBABWE EASTER OPEN · Apr 2026 · +6.6 Elo
Evolution
-43
1783 → 1740
Tournaments
3
19 games
Score
10/ 1952.6%
9W2D8L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsElvis Shora1,653·2026 ZIMBABWE EASTER OPEN·R5·+7.5
2.[D]vsKudakwashe SibandaCM2,017·2026 ZIMBABWE EASTER OPEN·R6·+6.6
3.[W]vsArnold Mutamiri1,459·2026 ZIMBABWE EASTER OPEN·R3·+3.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
JR MAWERE U1900 FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT 2026
Open Swiss
Apr 20261.5/3#511738-22.4
2026 ZIMBABWE EASTER OPEN
Open Swiss
Apr 20264.5/7#141949-6.6
Second (2nd) Goldswift U1800 FIDE Rated Open Tournament
Open Swiss
Dec 20254/1#592452-13.6
Worst Elo result: JR MAWERE U1900 FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT 2026 (-22.4 Elo, finished #51).

Rankings

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Zimbabwe
#155
out of 372 players
Africa
#3,504
in continent
World
#96,035
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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1
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