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Tjaronda, Nicola
WCM🇳🇦FIDE 15200507· Female· Namibia· Born in 1998
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Nicola Tjaronda, a 28-year-old Woman Candidate Master, is rated 1692 — just 28 short of her peak of 1720 (Feb 2025, age 27). She plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 13 months (2013–2015), 27 months (2016–2018) and 21 months (2023–2025). Recent appearance: Bank Windhoek 2025 Namibia National Closed Chess Championship - Women Section. She reached #3 nationally in Jan 2016 and spent 12 months in top 5.
Awarded WCM in 2015 (age 17). At junior level, she reached #2, #1, #1 and #1 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1692
Standard
Rpd1713·Blz1712
All-time high
1720
−28 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 27
Feb 2025 · age 27
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#112,896
#112,896 · players worldwide · of 218,279
12 months in National top 5 (2012–2016)
12 months in National top 5 (2012–2016)
Career timeline
19 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+224 Elo)
1496 → 1720
Feb 2025
All-time peak 1720
at age 27 · −28 from today
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 26
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 26
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 1496 → returned at 1720
Apr 2023
2018
2nd U20 player nationally
at age 20 · rated 1503
Oct 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Bank Windhoek 2025 Namibia National Closed Chess Championship - Women Sectionperf 1784 (+104) · 5/7 · #5
Top opponent
Evolution
-13
1705 → 1692
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
5/ 955.6%
4W2D3L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/7 | #5 | 1784 | -28.4 |
Worst Elo result: Bank Windhoek 2025 Namibia National Closed Chess Championship - Women Section (-28.4 Elo, finished #5).
Rankings
/
Namibia
#48
out of 163 players
Africa
#4,333
in continent
World
#112,892
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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