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Mbewe, Tatenda
🇿🇦FIDE 534011617· Male· South Africa· Born in 2009
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Tatenda Mbewe, a 17-year-old South African player, is rated 1675 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +77 Elo over the past 12 months. 32 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include EC Open 2026 (Open), 2026 Buffalo City Chess Trials 2 (U18 Boys), and 2026 Buffalo City Chess Trials 3 (U18). Also played 2 rapid events (including Checkmate Carnival 2026 (A)) recently.
At junior level, he reached #67 and #65 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1675
Standard
Rpd1670·Blz1562
All-time high
1675
at best
May 2026 · age 17
May 2026 · age 17
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#118,929
#118,929 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
67th South African U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1675
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+77 Elo)
1598 → 1675
May 2026
All-time peak 1675
at age 17
May 2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 17
Mar 2026
2025
65th South African U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1617
Nov 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 16
Nov 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
—
Tournaments
10
53 games
Score
35.5/ 5367.0%
29W13D11L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsJade Schultz1,683·Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Individual Chess Championship 2025 (U18B)·R5·+24.8
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsBenjamin Dubbeld1,578·2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship)·R3·-22.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/4 | #17 | 2314 | +32.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/2 | #2 | 2386 | +22.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/2 | #2 | 2346 | +18.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/4 | #1 | 2393 | +38.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/4 | #65 | 1720 | -59.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 4/3 | #44 | 2335 | +6.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/1 | #11 | 2407 | +20.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/4 | #19 | 1684 | -0.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/3 | #9 | 1620 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 1.5/2 | #5 | 1676 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#585
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#4,663
in continent
World
#118,923
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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