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Melissa Nyashadzaishe Kambezo
🇿🇼FIDE 11008610· Female· Zimbabwe· Born in 2009
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Melissa Nyashadzaishe Kambezo, a 17-year-old player, is rated 1535 — her current career high. She is progressing steadily with +71 Elo over the past 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include JR MAWERE U1900 FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT 2026 LADIES, 16th AFRICAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 UNDER 16 GIRLS, and 2025 MINERVA ZIMBABWE OPEN TOURNAMENT LADIES SECTION.
At junior level, she reached #42 and #19 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1535
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1535
at best
Sep 2025 · age 16
Sep 2025 · age 16
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#172,170
#172,170 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
42nd U18 player nationally
at age 17 · rated 1535
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 17
May 2026
2025
19th U16 player nationally
at age 16 · rated 1535
Sep 2025
Best 12-month gain (+126 Elo)
1409 → 1535
Sep 2025
All-time peak 1535
at age 16
Sep 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 16
Aug 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+71
1464 → 1535
Tournaments
4
32 games
Score
20.5/ 3264.1%
18W5D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsDasha Zalwango Kibuule1,556·16th AFRICAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 UNDER 16 GIRLS·R7·-16.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/4 | #6 | 2383 | +38.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/6 | #15 | 1794 | -38.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/7 | #18 | 1767 | +8.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6.5/3 | #1 | 2403 | +62.0 |
Worst Elo result: 16th AFRICAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 UNDER 16 GIRLS (-38.4 Elo, finished #15).
Rankings
/
Zimbabwe
#324
out of 372 players
Africa
#7,311
in continent
World
#172,138
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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