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Gwanzura, Gillespie

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FIDEFIDE 534045309· Male· South Africa· Born in 2009

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Gillespie Gwanzura, a 17-year-old South African player, is rated 1447 — his current career high. He is currently in the 1400–1450 range. 16 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include NMBCU Trials 6 2026 (U20-Open), NMBCU Trials 5 2026 (U18), and NMBCU Trials 4 2026 (U18).

Current rating

1447

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1447

at best
Jun 2026 · age 17

Activity

192

games / yr avg. · ≈16/mo

16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

#205,044

#205,044 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

4 entries
2026
Crossed 1400
at age 17
Jun 2026
Crossed 1200
at age 17
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1447
at age 17
Jun 2026
First FIDE rating
1447 · at age 17
Jun 2026

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Best result
NMBCU Trials 6 2026 (U20-Open)
perf 1510 (+63) · 3/5 · #3
Top opponent
vs Siyolise Ndayi 1,544
NMBCU Trials 6 2026 (U20-Open) · May 2026 · +25.4 Elo
Evolution
0
1447 → 1447
Tournaments
5
26 games
Score
9/ 2634.6%
7W4D15L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsSiyolise Ndayi1,544·NMBCU Trials 6 2026 (U20-Open)·R4·+25.4
2.[W]vsNicole FREEMAN1,469·NMBCU Trials 6 2026 (U20-Open)·R6·+21.3
3.[W]vsJoshua Hall1,443·NMBCU Trials 5 2026 (U18)·R2·+19.8
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsShaunwin Cona1,411·NMBCU Trials 5 2026 (U18)·R6·-22.1
2.[L]vsKamvalethu Sonti1,445·NMBCU Trials 6 2026 (U20-Open)·R3·-20.1
3.[L]vsJaydon Murray1,481·NMBCU Trials 4 2026 (U18)·R1·-18.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
NMBCU Trials 6 2026 (U20-Open)
Swiss
May 20263/5#315100.0
NMBCU Trials 5 2026 (U18)
Swiss
May 20262/5#813520.0
NMBCU Trials 4 2026 (U18)
Swiss
Apr 20263/2#1614520.0
2026 NMBCU Trials 3 (U18)
Swiss
Apr 20260.5/4#2011860.0
2026 NMBCU Trials 2 (U18)
Swiss
Mar 20260.5/3#287440.0
Hot streak: 5 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

/
South Africa
#1,626
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#8,731
in continent
World
#204,845
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
South Africa
1
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2
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3
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2,312
4
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2,295
5
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2,293
6
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2,284
7
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2,277
8
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2,268
9
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2,245
10
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2,237
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1626🇿🇦Gwanzura, Gillespie1,447
Africa
1
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2,628
2
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2,581
3
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2,502
4
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2,493
5
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2,464
6
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2,453
7
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2,443
8
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2,437
9
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2,425
10
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2,412
...
8731🇿🇦Gwanzura, Gillespie1,447
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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