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Gutsa Blesley

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FIDEFIDE 11011386· Male· Zimbabwe· Born in 1999

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Gutsa Blesley, a 27-year-old player, is rated 1663. He has slipped back 101 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2026 ZIMBABWE EASTER OPEN and 2025 CABS CANDIDATES TOURNAMENT. He had 2 career breaks: 15 months (2022–2023) and 31 months (2023–2026). His peak of 1764 was reached at age 25 (Mar 2024); he also reached #73 nationally in Jan 2022.

Current rating

1663

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1764

−101 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 25

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

#123,324

#123,324 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+124 Elo)
1640 → 1764
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1764
at age 25 · −101 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 1607 → returned at 1726
May 2023
2022
Peak national rank: #73
at age 23 · rated 1640
Jan 2022
Crossed 1600
at age 23
Jan 2022
Crossed 1500
at age 23
Jan 2022

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
2026 ZIMBABWE EASTER OPEN
perf 1946 (+283) · 3.5/5 · #24
Top opponent
vs Lazarus Zaranykika 1,631
2025 CABS CANDIDATES TOURNAMENT · Dec 2025 · +14.7 Elo
Evolution
-101
1764 → 1663
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
8.5/ 1847.2%
7W3D8L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsArnold Mazonde1,557·2026 ZIMBABWE EASTER OPEN·R7·-25.9
2.[L]vsMAHATA DUNCAN1,732·2025 CABS CANDIDATES TOURNAMENT·R4·-19.7
3.[L]vsMakotore Prosper1,777·2026 ZIMBABWE EASTER OPEN·R4·-13.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 ZIMBABWE EASTER OPEN
Open Swiss
Apr 20263.5/5#241946-63.2
2025 CABS CANDIDATES TOURNAMENT
Open Swiss
Dec 20255/7#321875-37.6
Worst Elo result: 2026 ZIMBABWE EASTER OPEN (-63.2 Elo, finished #24).

Rankings

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Zimbabwe
#219
out of 372 players
Africa
#4,867
in continent
World
#123,318
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Zimbabwe
1
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4
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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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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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7
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8
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2,437
9
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2,425
10
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2,412
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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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4
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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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9
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