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KATSANDE, TINAYE

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FIDEFIDE 11009489· Male· Zimbabwe· Born in 2005

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TINAYE Katsande, a 21-year-old player, is rated 1792 — just 3 short of his peak of 1795 (Dec 2025, age 20). He is on a breakout run, having gained +131 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Second (2nd) Goldswift U1800 FIDE Rated Open Tournament, BCM Chess Championship 2025 - Open Section, and 2025 MINERVA ZIMBABWE OPEN TOURNAMENT B SECTION. He had 2 career breaks: 34 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 15 months (2023–2024). He reached #98 nationally in May 2020.

At junior level, he reached #11, #6, #2 and #2 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.

Current rating

1792

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1795

−3 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 20

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#78,904

#78,904 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

14 entries
2025
11th U20 player nationally
at age 20 · rated 1795
Dec 2025
All-time peak 1795
at age 20 · −3 from today
Dec 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+180 Elo)
1517 → 1697
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 19
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 19
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1495 → returned at 1666
May 2023

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
2025 MINERVA ZIMBABWE OPEN TOURNAMENT B SECTION
perf 1971 (+235) · 5/7 · #17
Top opponent
vs Mwangelwa Mubita 2,029
BCM Chess Championship 2025 - Open Section · Nov 2025 · +31.7 Elo
Evolution
+131
1661 → 1792
Tournaments
3
22 games
Score
13.5/ 2261.4%
13W1D8L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Second (2nd) Goldswift U1800 FIDE Rated Open Tournament
Open Swiss
Dec 20254.5/2#412581-1.6
BCM Chess Championship 2025 - Open Section
Open Swiss
Nov 20254/7#662012+58.4
2025 MINERVA ZIMBABWE OPEN TOURNAMENT B SECTION
Open Swiss
Aug 20255/7#171971+75.2

Rankings

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Zimbabwe
#110
out of 372 players
Africa
#2,686
in continent
World
#78,903
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Zimbabwe
1
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2
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3
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2,151
4
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5
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2,132
6
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2,100
7
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2,064
8
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9
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10
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2,048
...
110🇿🇼KATSANDE, TINAYE1,792
Africa
1
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2,628
2
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2,581
3
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2,502
4
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2,493
5
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2,464
6
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2,453
7
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2,443
8
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2,437
9
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2,425
10
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2,412
...
2686🇿🇼KATSANDE, TINAYE1,792
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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4
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4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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78903🇿🇼KATSANDE, TINAYE1,792