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Gadza Tinotenda

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FIDEFIDE 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 3 career breaks: 12 months (2022–2023), 14 months (2023–2024) 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

Activity

5

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

#70,754

#70,754 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

12 entries
2026
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
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1714 → returned at 1825
Jun 2023

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
JR MAWERE U1900 FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT 2026
perf 2019 (+201) · 4/5 · #17
Top opponent
vs Chiweshe Shingirai 1,997
2025 CABS CANDIDATES TOURNAMENT · Dec 2025 · +30.0 Elo
Evolution
-7
1825 → 1818
Tournaments
2
15 games
Score
8/ 1553.3%
8W0D7L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
JR MAWERE U1900 FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT 2026
Open Swiss
Apr 20264/5#172019+12.8
2025 CABS CANDIDATES TOURNAMENT
Open Swiss
Dec 20254/8#391875-20.0
Worst Elo result: 2025 CABS CANDIDATES TOURNAMENT (-20.0 Elo, finished #39).

Rankings

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Zimbabwe
#94
out of 372 players
Africa
#2,320
in continent
World
#70,753
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Zimbabwe
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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...
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Africa
1
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2,628
2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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8
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9
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10
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World
1
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2
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2
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4
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6
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7
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8
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9
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9
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70753🇿🇼Gadza Tinotenda1,818