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Mbondo Donald
🇿🇼FIDE 11013010· Male· Zimbabwe· Born in 2004
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Mbondo Donald, a 22-year-old player, is rated 1920 — just 14 short of his peak of 1934 (Nov 2025, age 21). He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 22 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2025 CABS CANDIDATES TOURNAMENT and Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (B). Also played 1 rapid event (including 4th Curro Durbanville Rapid Open 2025 (Championship)) recently. He reached #28 nationally in Apr 2023.
At junior level, he reached #1 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1920
Standard
Rpd1950·Blz1845
All-time high
1934
−14 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 21
Nov 2025 · age 21
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#43,323
#43,323 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2025
All-time peak 1934
at age 21 · −14 from today
Nov 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+126 Elo)
1779 → 1905
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 20
Jan 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 20
Jan 2024
2023
1st U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 1898
May 2023
Peak national rank: #28
at age 19 · rated 1898
Apr 2023
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-12
1932 → 1920
Tournaments
2
19 games
Score
13/ 1968.4%
10W6D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/7 | #24 | 1957 | -14.2 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 8/11 | #2 | 1923 | +1.8 |
Rankings
/
Zimbabwe
#38
out of 368 players
Africa
#1,199
in continent
World
#43,323
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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