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Mpofu Tawanda Merit

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FIDEFIDE 11007699· Male· Zimbabwe· Born in 1990

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Mpofu Tawanda Merit, a 36-year-old player, is rated 1743. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 29 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2023–2024). Recent appearances: Second (2nd) Goldswift U1800 FIDE Rated Open Tournament and 2025 MINERVA ZIMBABWE OPEN TOURNAMENT B SECTION. His peak of 1849 was reached at age 34 (Mar 2024); he also reached #44 nationally in Oct 2020.

Current rating

1743

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1849

−106 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 34

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#94,850

#94,850 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

10 entries
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 35
Sep 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+101 Elo)
1748 → 1849
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 34
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1849
at age 34 · −106 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1748 → returned at 1849
Feb 2023
2020
Peak national rank: #44
at age 30 · rated 1738
Oct 2020

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
2025 MINERVA ZIMBABWE OPEN TOURNAMENT B SECTION
perf 2246 (+528) · 4.5/5 · #41
Top opponent
vs Archford Matiringe 1,894
2025 MINERVA ZIMBABWE OPEN TOURNAMENT B SECTION · Aug 2025 · +4.7 Elo
Evolution
+13
1730 → 1743
Tournaments
2
15 games
Score
10/ 1566.7%
9W2D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Second (2nd) Goldswift U1800 FIDE Rated Open Tournament
Open Swiss
Dec 20255.5/3#122578+25.0
2025 MINERVA ZIMBABWE OPEN TOURNAMENT B SECTION
Open Swiss
Aug 20254.5/5#412246-11.6

Rankings

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Zimbabwe
#151
out of 368 players
Africa
#3,414
in continent
World
#94,849
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Zimbabwe
1
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2,325
2
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2,192
3
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2,151
4
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2,149
5
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2,132
6
🇿🇼Zhemba, JemusseFollow Jemusse ZhembaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,126
7
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2,100
8
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2,064
9
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2,054
10
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2,051
...
151🇿🇼Mpofu Tawanda Merit1,743
Africa
1
🇪🇬Amin, BassemFollow Bassem AminTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,627
2
🇪🇬Adly, AhmedFollow Ahmed AdlyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,580
3
🇲🇦Hamdouchi, HichamFollow Hicham HamdouchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,502
4
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2,493
5
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2,467
6
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2,453
7
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2,442
8
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2,441
9
🇹🇳Njili, KamelFollow Kamel NjiliTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,414
10
🇪🇬Labib, Ibrahim HasanFollow Ibrahim Hasan LabibTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,412
...
3414🇿🇼Mpofu Tawanda Merit1,743
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
...
94849🇿🇼Mpofu Tawanda Merit1,743