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Sibanda, Takudzwa

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FIDEFIDE 14373319· Male· South Africa· Born in 2007

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Takudzwa Sibanda, a 19-year-old South African player, is rated 1807 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +23 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent appearances: EC Open 2026 (Open) and Buffalo City Chess Clubs League 2025 (A).

At junior level, he reached #25, #22 and #13 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.

Current rating

1807

Standard

Rpd1748·Blz—

All-time high

1807

at best
May 2026 · age 19

Activity

16

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#74,142

#74,142 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2026
25th South African U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1807
May 2026
All-time peak 1807
at age 19
May 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
22nd South African U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1806
Nov 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 18
Nov 2025
Best 12-month gain (+203 Elo)
1535 → 1738
Feb 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
EC Open 2026 (Open)
perf 1993 (+186) · 3/5 · #10
Top opponent
vs Thabang Mankga 1,876
EC Open 2026 (Open) · Apr 2026 · +12.0 Elo
Evolution
+23
1784 → 1807
Tournaments
2
11 games
Score
8/ 1172.7%
8W0D3L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsKulasande Mafanya1,808·EC Open 2026 (Open)·R6·-10.0
2.[L]vsJack Van Zyl-RuddFM2,223·EC Open 2026 (Open)·R2·-1.7
3.[L]vsJoseph MwaleFM2,288·EC Open 2026 (Open)·R7·-1.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
EC Open 2026 (Open)
Swiss
Apr 20263/5#101993+0.6
Buffalo City Chess Clubs League 2025 (A)
Swiss
Sep 20255/2#32424+23.2

Rankings

/
South Africa
#227
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#2,490
in continent
World
#74,141
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
South Africa
1
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2
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2,386
3
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2,312
4
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2,295
5
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2,293
6
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2,284
7
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2,277
8
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2,268
9
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2,245
10
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2,237
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227🇿🇦Sibanda, Takudzwa1,807
Africa
1
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2,628
2
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2,581
3
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2,502
4
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2,493
5
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2,464
6
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2,453
7
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2,443
8
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2,437
9
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2,425
10
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2,412
...
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World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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