MACHONA TICHAONA
ZIM · FIDE ID 11012919 · 13 tournament games since 2023
Standard
1866
#66 in ZIM (active)
Rapid
–
Unrated
Blitz
–
Unrated
Score
50%
5 W · 3 D · 5 L
Opp. avg
1810
Last 13 games
Last game
2026-09-17
3rd FIDE Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities 2026
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 83% of games (scores 40%).
- Against 1.d4: 1...d5 in 2 of 5 games (Queen's Pawn Game), scoring 0%.
- By colour: 42% with White, 57% with Black.
Based on 13 over-the-board games (7 classical). 6 with White (42%), 7 with Black (57%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 5 | 40% |
| 1.c4 | 1 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Owen Defense | 1 | 100% |
| Italian Game: Scotch Invitation Declined | 1 | 50% |
| French Defense: Schlechter Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Slav Indian | 1 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation | 1 | 0% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (1 game)
| 1...Nc6 Nimzowitsch Defense | 1 | 100% |
Against 1.d4 (5 games)
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 2 | 0% |
| 1...c5 Benoni Defense | 2 | 100% |
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 1 | 100% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Benoni Defense: Old Benoni | 2 | 100% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation, Pseudo-Catalan | 1 | 0% |
| English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with e3 | 1 | 0% |
| Indian Defense: Accelerated London System | 1 | 100% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: Accelerated London System | 1 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-17 | Mlandvo Khumalo 3rd FIDE Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities 2026 · classical | W |
| 2026-09-16 | Aydogdy Atabayev (2141) 3rd FIDE Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities 2026 · classical | L |
| 2026-09-15 | Isaac Babu Odiah (1936) 3rd FIDE Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities 2026 · classical | W |
| 2026-09-14 | Victor Abiad Parra (1953) 3rd FIDE Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities 2026 · classical | ½ |
| 2026-09-13 | Jose Manuel Vela Ignacio (1975) 3rd FIDE Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities 2026 · classical | ½ |
| 2026-09-12 | Maw Shay (1853) 3rd FIDE Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities 2026 · classical | W |
| 2026-09-11 | Halit Rexhepi (1937) 3rd FIDE Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities 2026 · classical | L |
| 2023-02-04 | Sauti Harry (1693) FIDE Olympiad for People with Disabilities 2023 | ½ |
| 2023-02-03 | Wambalo Wong (1337) FIDE Olympiad for People with Disabilities 2023 | W |
| 2023-02-02 | Adilkhan Kozhabekov (1939) FIDE Olympiad for People with Disabilities 2023 | L |
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