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Ndachengedzwa Theophelus
🇿🇼FIDE 11019913· Male· Zimbabwe· Born in 2005
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Ndachengedzwa Theophelus, a 21-year-old player, is rated 1741 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +114 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025 CABS CANDIDATES TOURNAMENT, 2025 MINERVA ZIMBABWE OPEN TOURNAMENT B SECTION, and JR MAWERE INTERNATIONAL CHESS TOURNAMENT 5TH EDITION.
At junior level, he reached #12 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1741
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1741
at best
Jan 2026 · age 21
Jan 2026 · age 21
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#95,577
#95,577 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
7 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+114 Elo)
1627 → 1741
Jan 2026
All-time peak 1741
at age 21
Jan 2026
2025
12th U20 player nationally
at age 20 · rated 1739
Sep 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 19
Aug 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 19
Aug 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 19
Aug 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+114
1627 → 1741
Tournaments
4
33 games
Score
16/ 3348.5%
15W2D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/8 | #38 | 1857 | +1.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/8 | #13 | 1822 | +60.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/5 | #36 | 2150 | +43.6 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 4/2 | #15 | — | +8.4 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Zimbabwe
#153
out of 368 players
Africa
#3,454
in continent
World
#95,576
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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