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Mutsambwa, Trevor
🇿🇦FIDE 14376962· Male· South Africa· Born in 2006
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Trevor Mutsambwa, a 20-year-old South African player, is rated 1556 — his current career high. He is climbing fast, having gained +98 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include FIDE In The West 2026 (Open), West Rand Open 2026 (Open), and Bojanalas FIDE ON THE ORION EXPRESS (Rooks). Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz)) recently. He took a 16-month break between Apr 2024 and Sep 2025.
Current rating
1556
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1512
All-time high
1556
at best
May 2026 · age 20
May 2026 · age 20
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#163,156
#163,156 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
7 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+98 Elo)
1458 → 1556
May 2026
All-time peak 1556
at age 20
May 2026
2025
Crossed 1500
at age 19
Nov 2025
2024
Crossed 1400
at age 18
Apr 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 18
Apr 2024
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1458 → returned at 1467
Apr 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+98
1458 → 1556
Tournaments
5
30 games
Score
12.5/ 3041.7%
15W1D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/4 | #12 | 1765 | +47.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/3 | #24 | 1786 | +5.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/2 | #23 | 2387 | +13.2 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/1 | #17 | 2293 | +21.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1/4 | #12 | 1527 | +9.2 |
Hot streak: 5 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
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South Africa
#1,136
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#6,819
in continent
World
#163,136
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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