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FIDEFIDE 11012960· Male· Zimbabwe· Born in 2005

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Machengedzero Tafadzwa Alms, a 21-year-old player, is rated 1944. He has fluctuated between 1814 and 1982 over the past 2 years. 26 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 ZIM NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS OPEN SECTION, 2025 MINERVA ZIMBABWE OPEN TOURNAMENT A SECTION, and 2025 JR MAWERE NATIONAL U20 CHESS OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS. His peak of 1982 was reached at age 20 (Aug 2025); he also reached #18 nationally in Sep 2024.

At junior level, he reached #1 and #1 nationally in U20 and U18.

Current rating

1944

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1982

−38 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 20

Activity

21

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#37,892

#37,892 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

8 entries
2025
1st U20 player nationally
at age 20 · rated 1982
Aug 2025
All-time peak 1982
at age 20 · −38 from today
Aug 2025
2024
Peak national rank: #18
at age 19 · rated 1962
Sep 2024
Best 12-month gain (+300 Elo)
1662 → 1962
Sep 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Aug 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 19
Jun 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
2025 JR MAWERE NATIONAL U20 CHESS OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
perf 2537 (+555) · 5.5/5 · #5
Top opponent
vs Micheal Kaoma 2,212
2025 MINERVA ZIMBABWE OPEN TOURNAMENT A SECTION · Aug 2025 · +6.0 Elo
Evolution
-16
1960 → 1944
Tournaments
4
31 games
Score
16/ 3151.6%
11W10D10L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 ZIM NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS OPEN SECTION
Round-Robin
Mar 20262/9#101844-28.2
2025 MINERVA ZIMBABWE OPEN TOURNAMENT A SECTION
Open Swiss
Aug 20253/5#332214-10.4
2025 JR MAWERE NATIONAL U20 CHESS OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
Open Swiss
Jul 20255.5/5#52537-7.2
JR MAWERE INTERNATIONAL CHESS TOURNAMENT 5TH EDITION
Open Swiss
Jul 20255.5/7#132236+29.4
Worst Elo result: 2026 ZIM NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS OPEN SECTION (-28.2 Elo, finished #10).

Rankings

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Zimbabwe
#32
out of 372 players
Africa
#1,025
in continent
World
#37,891
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Zimbabwe
1
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2,325
2
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2,192
3
🇿🇼Masango, SpencerFollow Spencer MasangoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,151
4
🇿🇼Moyo, DionFollow Dion MoyoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,149
5
🇿🇼Jele, TapiwaFollow Tapiwa JeleTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,132
6
🇿🇼Mushore, Emarald TakudzwaFollow Emarald Takudzwa MushoreTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,100
7
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2,064
8
🇿🇼Mureya TerrenceFollow Mureya TerrenceTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,054
9
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2,051
10
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2,048
...
32🇿🇼machengedzero tafadzwa alms1,944
Africa
1
🇪🇬Amin, BassemFollow Bassem AminTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,628
2
🇪🇬Adly, AhmedFollow Ahmed AdlyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,581
3
🇲🇦Hamdouchi, HichamFollow Hicham HamdouchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,502
4
🇩🇿Bellahcene, BilelFollow Bilel BellahceneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,493
5
🇪🇬Fawzy, AdhamFollow Adham FawzyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,464
6
🇩🇿Arab, AdlaneFollow Adlane ArabTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,453
7
🇪🇬Shoker, SamyFollow Samy ShokerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,443
8
🇲🇬Rakotomaharo, Fy AntenainaFollow Fy Antenaina RakotomaharoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,437
9
🇩🇿Rizouk, AimenFollow Aimen RizoukTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,425
10
🇪🇬Labib, Ibrahim HasanFollow Ibrahim Hasan LabibTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,412
...
1025🇿🇼machengedzero tafadzwa alms1,944
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
...
37891🇿🇼machengedzero tafadzwa alms1,944