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Zavala, Fernando
🇲🇿FIDE 14801523· Male· Mozambique· Born in 1995
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Fernando Zavala, a 31-year-old player, is rated 1716 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +53 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CAMPEONATO NACIONAL DE XADREZ SENIOR MASCULINO -2026, CAMPEONATO PROVINCIAL DE XADREZ DE MAPUTO PROVINCIA 2025, and MOAZAMBIQUE CHESS OPEN 2025 - OPEN SECTION. Also played 2 rapid (including CAMPEONATO NACIONAL DE XADREZ DE RAPIDAS -2026) and 1 blitz events (including CAMPEONATO NACIONAL DE XADREZ DE BLITZ -2026) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 44 months (2018–2022, COVID-19 included) and 13 months (2023–2024). He reached #25 nationally in Jul 2022.
Current rating
1716
Standard
Rpd1754·Blz1743
All-time high
1716
at best
Apr 2026 · age 31
Apr 2026 · age 31
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#104,163
#104,163 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
All-time peak 1716
at age 31
Apr 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 31
Apr 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+240 Elo)
1428 → 1668
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 29
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 29
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1447 → returned at 1663
Jul 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+28
1688 → 1716
Tournaments
3
21 games
Score
9.5/ 2145.2%
8W3D10L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsEminencio da Cruz Alexandre1,713·CAMPEONATO PROVINCIAL DE XADREZ DE MAPUTO PROVINCIA 2025·R4·+20.2
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsSenzo Frederico Magagule1,822·CAMPEONATO PROVINCIAL DE XADREZ DE MAPUTO PROVINCIA 2025·R3·-13.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/7 | #19 | 1737 | +5.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/3 | #7 | 2532 | +22.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2.5/5 | #31 | 1859 | +24.8 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Mozambique
#42
out of 135 players
Africa
#3,877
in continent
World
#104,160
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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