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Changara, Alvis Tafadzwa
🇿🇦FIDE 14377241· Male· South Africa· Born in 2013
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Alvis Tafadzwa Changara, a 13-year-old South African player, is rated 1699 — just 11 short of his peak of 1710 (Feb 2026, age 13). He is currently in the 1650–1700 range. 30 rated games in the past year (≈28/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Spartans Bishops Tournament 2026 (Crowns), 2026 South African Junior Closed (U14 Boys), and Bojanala Closed Chess Championships 2026 (U14). Also played 1 rapid (including 2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship 17th Edition Rapid Open Section) and 4 blitz events (including 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz)) recently.
At junior level, he reached #12 nationally in U14.
Current rating
1699
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1477
All-time high
1710
−11 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 13
Feb 2026 · age 13
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
30 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#110,288
#110,288 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2026
12th South African U14 player
at age 13 · rated 1710
Feb 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 13
Feb 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 13
Feb 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 13
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1710
at age 13 · −11 from today
Feb 2026
First FIDE rating
1710 · at age 13
Feb 2026
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Best result
2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship - 17th Edition (U14 Boys)perf 2369 (+670) · 6.5/6 · #20
Top opponent
Evolution
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Tournaments
8
49 games
Score
33.5/ 4968.4%
31W5D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6.5/6 | #20 | 2369 | -17.2 |
Team | May 2026 | 4/2 | #3 | 2346 | +24.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/8 | #19 | 1766 | -18.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/4 | #2 | 1766 | -1.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/5 | #2 | 1640 | 0.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 3/5 | #11 | 1525 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2/4 | #22 | 1333 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/2 | #14 | 1542 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#494
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#4,203
in continent
World
#110,285
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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