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Totose, Zimi
🇿🇦FIDE 14338530· Male· South Africa· Born in 2006
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Zimi Totose, a 20-year-old South African player, is rated 1836 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +45 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent appearances: UCT OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 (Championship) and Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Individual Chess Championship 2025 (Open). He had 2 career breaks: 13 months (2021–2023) and 14 months (2024–2025).
At junior level, he reached #15, #10, #10 and #9 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1836
Standard
Rpd1712·Blz1671
All-time high
1836
at best
Nov 2025 · age 19
Nov 2025 · age 19
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#65,440
#65,440 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
15th South African U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1836
Nov 2025
All-time peak 1836
at age 19
Nov 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 19
Aug 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+378 Elo)
1413 → 1791
Nov 2024
10th South African U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1791
May 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Individual Chess Championship 2025 (Open)perf 1954 (+141) · 5/6 · #1
Top opponent
Evolution
+45
1791 → 1836
Tournaments
2
12 games
Score
9/ 1275.0%
7W4D1L
Top 3 wins
3.[D]vsNeathan PeterCM2,075·Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Individual Chess Championship 2025 (Open)·R4·+6.4
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/6 | #4 | 1953 | +22.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/6 | #1 | 1954 | +22.0 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#187
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#2,108
in continent
World
#65,439
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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