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Farnela, Nuzela Zacarias Musindo
WCM🇲🇿FIDE 14800292· Female· Mozambique· Born in 1998
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Nuzela Zacarias Musindo Farnela, a 28-year-old Woman Candidate Master, is rated 1654 — just 10 short of her peak of 1664 (Oct 2025, age 27). She has held steady between 1650 and 1700 for 2 years. 10 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent appearances: CAMPEONATO NACIONAL DE XADREZ SENIOR FEMININO -2026 and CAMPEONATO PROVINCIAL DE XADREZ DE MANICA2025. She had 3 career breaks: 12 months (2015–2016), 48 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included) and 18 months (2024–2025). She reached #5 nationally in Jan 2016 and spent 15 months in top 10.
Awarded WCM in 2016 (age 18). At junior level, she reached #6, #2 and #2 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1654
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1664
−10 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 27
Oct 2025 · age 27
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#126,714
#126,714 · players worldwide · of 218,279
15 months in National top 10 (2015–2017)
15 months in National top 10 (2015–2017)
Career timeline
16 entries2025
All-time peak 1664
at age 27 · −10 from today
Oct 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+231 Elo)
1431 → 1662
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 26
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 26
Mar 2024
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1662 → returned at 1664
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 48 months
paused at 1431 → returned at 1470
Mar 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-8
1662 → 1654
Tournaments
2
15 games
Score
7.5/ 1550.0%
7W1D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/9 | #3 | 1618 | -9.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/1 | #5 | 2657 | +2.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNeusa Aridas De CastroWCM
🇲🇿MOZ·1684
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsKatina Efentakis
🇲🇿MOZ·1599
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsVania Fausto Da T. VilheteWIM
🇲🇿MOZ·1837
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsSheila Judite Jacinto Sitoe
🇲🇿MOZ·1551
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Jan 2024
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vsCheila Andre SitoeWCM
🇲🇿MOZ·1721
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
/
Mozambique
#58
out of 135 players
Africa
#5,044
in continent
World
#126,708
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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