Top chess players in Tanzania

Live FIDE ratings, updated as games are played · October 2026

Tanzania has 37 rated players. The highest rated is Albert Njau at 1971.

Country ranking

#162 of 184

top 10 average 1832.8

Grandmasters

Moved since the October list

OCT26·37 players·Updated 08:55 UTC

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1#=3270499	99	Albert Njau TAN	1971	19711971.0	–	+29
=2#=47165154	154	Parsa Naser TAN · 18	1905	19051905.0	–	+112
=2#=47165154	154	Misambo Kilasa TAN · 36	1905	19051905.0	–	-6
4#=75092303	303	Henry Marwa Michael TAN · 18	1806	18061806.0	–	+160
5#=75422308	308	Shedrack Lusako TAN · 23	1805	18051805.0	–	+15
6#=77020315	315	Emmanuel Mwaisumbe TAN	1800	18001800.0	–	-11
7#=79834303	303	Kara Louis TAN · 39	1791	17911791.0	–	-20
8#=81998326	326	CMYusuf Mdoe TAN	1784	17841784.0	–	-53
9#=82951319	319	CMVeer Gandhi TAN · 27	1781	17811781.0	–	-4
10#=83252322	322	Athuman Shiza TAN	1780	17801780.0	–	+8
11#=84205345	345	Rashid Mansour Sharif TAN · 52	1777	17771777.0	–	+15
12#=88523336	336	Farkad Abeid TAN · 23	1764	17641764.0	–	n/a
13#=91203354	354	SAID MOHAMMED MUGHERY TAN · 58	1756	17561756.0	–	+14
14#=100608388	388	Chael Nouidui TAN · 11	1729	17291729.0	–	n/a
15#=104447407	407	GEORGE ELISHA TAN · 26	1718	17181718.0	–	+11
16#=106609444	444	Cleophas Charles TAN · 24	1712	17121712.0	–	+7
17#=110958445	445	Nanai Joseph Mgeri TAN · 26	1700	17001700.0	–	n/a
18#=118284483	483	Prisha Chheda TAN · 19	1680	16801680.0	–	+7
19#=119725508	508	Neema Adam Kisanga TAN · 27	1676	16761676.0	–	n/a
20#=121159525	525	Charles Msemwa TAN · 52	1672	16721672.0	–	-36
21#=124912556	556	Samwel Amos Lema TAN · 25	1662	16621662.0	–	n/a
22#=125661555	555	PATRICK CHRISTOPHER SAROTA TAN · 28	1660	16601660.0	–	-12
23#=126433551	551	Bertha Samson Mkude TAN · 22	1658	16581658.0	–	n/a
24#=127561549	549	Hassuji Taher TAN · 23	1655	16551655.0	–	-13
25#=132018560	560	Samuel George TAN · 23	1643	16431643.0	–	-20

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