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Solo, Muzenda

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FIDEFIDE 14304554· Male· South Africa· Born in 1990

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Muzenda Solo, a 36-year-old South African player, is rated 1857. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 5 career breaks: 23 months (2009–2011), 22 months (2011–2013), 16 months (2013–2015), 35 months (2015–2018) and 79 months (2018–2025). Recent appearance: 2026 KZN Open Chess Championships (A). His peak of 1967 was reached at age 19 (Sep 2009); he also reached South African #25 in Jan 2010.

At junior level, he reached #4 nationally in U20.

Current rating

1857

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1967

−110 pts below
Sep 2009 · age 19

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#59,454

#59,454 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

12 entries
2018
Inactive for 79 months
paused at 1820 → returned at 1882
Oct 2018
2015
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1804 → returned at 1820
Oct 2015
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 25
Apr 2015
2013
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1821 → returned at 1844
Oct 2013
2011
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 1902 → returned at 1881
Sep 2011
2010
Peak South African rank: #25
at age 20 · rated 1967
Jan 2010

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Thobani Shabalala 1,667
2026 KZN Open Chess Championships (A) · May 2026 · +5.0 Elo
Evolution
-25
1882 → 1857
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
2.5/ 641.7%
2W1D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 KZN Open Chess Championships (A)
Swiss
May 20262.5/6#321733-25.4
Worst Elo result: 2026 KZN Open Chess Championships (A) (-25.4 Elo, finished #32).

Rankings

/
South Africa
#154
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#1,859
in continent
World
#59,453
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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