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Jona Mahlahla
🇿🇼FIDE 11007591· Male· Zimbabwe· Born in 1999
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Jona Mahlahla, a 27-year-old player, is rated 1891 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 33 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 38 months (2022–2025). Recent appearance: 2025 MINERVA ZIMBABWE OPEN TOURNAMENT A SECTION. He reached #49 nationally in Jan 2023.
At junior level, he reached #7 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1891
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1891
at best
Sep 2025 · age 26
Sep 2025 · age 26
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#50,342
#50,342 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2025
All-time peak 1891
at age 26
Sep 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 25
Mar 2024
2023
Peak national rank: #49
at age 24 · rated 1790
Jan 2023
2022
Best 12-month gain (+89 Elo)
1701 → 1790
Jun 2022
Inactive for 38 months
paused at 1790 → returned at 1891
Jun 2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 23
Jun 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+17
1874 → 1891
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
4/ 850.0%
4W0D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/7 | #21 | 2090 | +17.4 |
Rankings
/
Zimbabwe
#52
out of 372 players
Africa
#1,503
in continent
World
#50,341
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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