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Carol Ndlovu
🇿🇼FIDE 11011661· Female· Zimbabwe· Born in 2009
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Carol Ndlovu, a 17-year-old player, is rated 1739 — her current career high. She is on a steady climb with +63 Elo over the past 12 months. 33 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 ZIM NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS WOMEN SECTION, 2025 CABS CANDIDATES TOURNAMENT LADIES SECTION, and 16th AFRICAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 UNDER 16 GIRLS.
At junior level, she reached #11 and #5 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1739
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1739
at best
May 2026 · age 17
May 2026 · age 17
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
33 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#96,274
#96,274 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2026
11th U18 player nationally
at age 17 · rated 1739
May 2026
All-time peak 1739
at age 17
May 2026
2025
5th U16 player nationally
at age 16 · rated 1725
Sep 2025
Best 12-month gain (+68 Elo)
1657 → 1725
Sep 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 15
Jun 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 15
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+63
1676 → 1739
Tournaments
5
41 games
Score
26.5/ 4164.6%
22W9D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMelissa Nyashadzaishe Kambezo1,464·2025 JR MAWERE NATIONAL U20 CHESS LADIES CHAMPIONSHIPS·R3·-30.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 5/9 | #4 | 1829 | +78.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/8 | #7 | 1681 | -36.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/8 | #4 | 1746 | -28.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/5 | #15 | 2520 | +52.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/3 | #2 | 2332 | -2.8 |
Rankings
/
Zimbabwe
#158
out of 368 players
Africa
#3,490
in continent
World
#96,273
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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