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MUKOMBEDZA TAFADZWA
🇿🇼FIDE 11031751· Male· Zimbabwe· Born in 2009
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Mukombedza Tafadzwa, a 17-year-old player, is rated 1891 — just 23 short of his peak of 1914 (Aug 2025, age 16). He has fluctuated between 1836 and 1914 over the past 2 years. 27 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include JR MAWERE U1900 FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT 2026, 16th AFRICAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 UNDER 16 OPEN, and 2025 JR MAWERE NATIONAL U20 CHESS OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS. He reached #45 nationally in Aug 2025.
At junior level, he reached #4 and #1 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1891
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1914
−23 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 16
Aug 2025 · age 16
Activity
32
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#50,394
#50,394 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2026
4th U18 player nationally
at age 17 · rated 1891
May 2026
2025
Peak national rank: #45
at age 16 · rated 1914
Aug 2025
1st U16 player nationally
at age 16 · rated 1914
Aug 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 16
Aug 2025
All-time peak 1914
at age 16 · −23 from today
Aug 2025
First FIDE rating
1914 · at age 16
Aug 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-23
1914 → 1891
Tournaments
4
29 games
Score
19.5/ 2967.2%
18W3D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsPatil vijaykumar Shivasai1,578·16th AFRICAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 UNDER 16 OPEN·R4·-32.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/7 | #4 | 1991 | +54.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/7 | #6 | 1890 | -78.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/7 | #1 | 1900 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/6 | #26 | 1824 | 0.0 |
Worst Elo result: 16th AFRICAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 UNDER 16 OPEN (-78.4 Elo, finished #6).
Rankings
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Zimbabwe
#54
out of 368 players
Africa
#1,501
in continent
World
#50,394
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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