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Ntsunguzi, Siyamamkela
FIDE 123104724· Male· FIDE (no federation)· Born in 2006
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Siyamamkela Ntsunguzi, a 20-year-old player, is rated 1671 — his current career high. He is climbing fast, having gained +155 Elo over the past 12 months. 29 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 South African Junior Closed (U20 Boys), 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U20 Open), and 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U20 Open Championship).
At junior level, he reached #33 and #41 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1671
Standard
Rpd1491·Blz—
All-time high
1671
at best
May 2026 · age 20
May 2026 · age 20
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#120,067
#120,067 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2026
33rd U20 player nationally
at age 20 · rated 1671
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+155 Elo)
1516 → 1671
May 2026
All-time peak 1671
at age 20
May 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 20
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 19
Sep 2025
2024
41st U18 player nationally
at age 18 · rated 1532
Dec 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+122
1549 → 1671
Tournaments
7
45 games
Score
29/ 4564.4%
26W8D11L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsUnathi Mokitimi1,614·Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Team Chess Championship 2025 (U20 and Open)·R1·+22.5
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/7 | #12 | 1894 | +25.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/3 | #17 | 2303 | +2.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 4/3 | #10 | 2308 | +10.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/4 | #5 | 1873 | -2.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/3 | #1 | 2401 | +64.8 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
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FIDE (no federation)
#481
out of 957 players
Special
#502
in continent
World
#120,062
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
FIDE (no federation)
| 1 | 2,710 | |
| 2 | 2,682 | |
| 3 | 2,650 | |
| 4 | 2,625 | |
| 5 | 2,620 | |
| 6 | 2,599 | |
| 7 | 2,597 | |
| 8 | 2,594 | |
| 9 | 2,593 | |
| 10 | 2,590 | |
| ... | ||
| 481 | 1,671 | |
Special
| 1 | 2,710 | |
| 2 | 2,682 | |
| 3 | 2,650 | |
| 4 | 2,625 | |
| 5 | 2,620 | |
| 6 | 2,599 | |
| 7 | 2,597 | |
| 8 | 2,594 | |
| 9 | 2,593 | |
| 10 | 2,590 | |
| ... | ||
| 502 | 1,671 | |
World
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| 120062 | 1,671 | |