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Gadza Tinotenda
🇿🇼FIDE 11011378· Male· Zimbabwe· Born in 2004
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Gadza Tinotenda, a 22-year-old player, is rated 1818 — just 10 short of his peak of 1828 (Mar 2024, age 20). He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 2 years. 13 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent appearances: JR MAWERE U1900 FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT 2026 and 2025 CABS CANDIDATES TOURNAMENT. He had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2022–2023) and 15 months (2024–2026). He reached #67 nationally in Jan 2022.
At junior level, he reached #2 and #1 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1818
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1828
−10 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 20
Mar 2024 · age 20
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#70,703
#70,703 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 22
May 2026
2024
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1825 → returned at 1805
Sep 2024
Best 12-month gain (+118 Elo)
1710 → 1828
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 20
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1828
at age 20 · −10 from today
Mar 2024
2023
2nd U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 1710
Jan 2023
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-7
1825 → 1818
Tournaments
2
15 games
Score
8/ 1553.3%
8W0D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/5 | #17 | 2019 | +12.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/8 | #39 | 1875 | -20.0 |
Rankings
/
Zimbabwe
#96
out of 368 players
Africa
#2,311
in continent
World
#70,703
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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