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Mhungu Matifadzashe
🇿🇼FIDE 11013362· Female· Zimbabwe· Born in 2007
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Mhungu Matifadzashe, a 19-year-old player, is rated 1689 — her current career high. She is on a breakout run, having gained +84 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2025 CABS CANDIDATES TOURNAMENT LADIES SECTION and 16th AFRICAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 UNDER 18 GIRLS. She took a 19-month break between May 2024 and Jan 2026.
At junior level, she reached #11, #12 and #4 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1689
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1689
at best
Jan 2026 · age 19
Jan 2026 · age 19
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#113,956
#113,956 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
11th U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 1689
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+84 Elo)
1605 → 1689
Jan 2026
All-time peak 1689
at age 19
Jan 2026
2024
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1605 → returned at 1689
May 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 17
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 17
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+84
1605 → 1689
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
11/ 1861.1%
9W4D5L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsDeborah Ebimobo-ere QUICKPENWFM2,116·16th AFRICAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 UNDER 18 GIRLS·R2·+36.8
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/7 | #6 | 1943 | +29.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/7 | #16 | 2019 | +54.4 |
Rankings
/
Zimbabwe
#194
out of 372 players
Africa
#4,393
in continent
World
#113,952
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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