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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 21 months (2024–2026). 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

#122,966

#122,966 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

9 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+157 Elo)
1607 → 1764
May 2024
All-time peak 1764
at age 25 · −101 from today
Mar 2024
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 1764 → returned at 1726
Mar 2024
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

Last 12 months — 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
#221
out of 368 players
Africa
#4,810
in continent
World
#122,961
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
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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2,627
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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2,453
7
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8
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2,441
9
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2,414
10
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2,412
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World
1
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2,840
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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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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10
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