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Sibanda Tafadzwa
🇿🇼FIDE 11014873· Male· Zimbabwe· Born in 2005
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Sibanda Tafadzwa, a 21-year-old player, is rated 1872 — just 1 short of his peak of 1873 (Aug 2025, age 20). He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and took a 16-month break between Mar 2024 and Aug 2025. Recent appearances: 2025 JR MAWERE NATIONAL U20 CHESS OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS and JR MAWERE INTERNATIONAL CHESS TOURNAMENT 5TH EDITION. He reached #57 nationally in Sep 2023.
At junior level, he reached #3 and #1 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1872
Standard
Rpd1861·Blz1861
All-time high
1873
−1 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 20
Aug 2025 · age 20
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#55,302
#55,302 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2025
All-time peak 1873
at age 20 · −1 from today
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+85 Elo)
1787 → 1872
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 19
Mar 2024
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1872 → returned at 1873
Mar 2024
3rd U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 1787
Jan 2024
2023
Peak national rank: #57
at age 18 · rated 1787
Sep 2023
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
0
1872 → 1872
Tournaments
2
15 games
Score
9.5/ 1563.3%
8W3D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/2 | #12 | 2504 | +2.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/5 | #45 | 2427 | -1.6 |
Rankings
/
Zimbabwe
#63
out of 368 players
Africa
#1,712
in continent
World
#55,302
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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