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Ntsunguzi, Siyamamkela

FIDEFIDE 123104724· Male· FIDE (no federation)· Born in 2006

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Siyamamkela Ntsunguzi, a 20-year-old player, is rated 1663 — just 8 short of his peak of 1671 (May 2026, age 20). He is climbing fast, having gained +114 Elo over the past 12 months. 37 rated games in the past year (≈30/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026, 2026 South African Junior Closed (U20 Boys), and 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U20 Open). Also played 1 blitz event (including Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 - Blitz) recently.

At junior level, he reached #33 and #41 nationally in U20 and U18.

Current rating

1663

Standard

Rpd1491·Blz1661

All-time high

1671

−8 pts below
May 2026 · age 20

Activity

29

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#123,324

#123,324 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2026
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 · −8 from today
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

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Best result
2026 South African Junior Closed (U20 Boys)
perf 1894 (+223) · 5/7 · #12
Top opponent
vs G P Y WijesuriyaWCM 1,835
Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 · May 2026 · +4.6 Elo
Evolution
+114
1549 → 1663
Tournaments
8
53 games
Score
32/ 5360.4%
27W12D14L

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026
Open Swiss
May 20263/8#721647-8.0
2026 South African Junior Closed (U20 Boys)
Open Swiss
Mar 20265/7#121894+25.2
2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U20 Open)
Open Swiss
Dec 20253/3#172303+2.0
2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U20 Open Championship)
Team
Dec 20254/3#102308+10.4
Eastern Cape Closed 2025 (U20 Open)
Swiss
Sep 20253.5/4#51873-2.0
EC Students league 2025 (Open)
Swiss
Aug 20256/3#12401+64.8
Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Team Chess Championship 2025 (U20 and Open)
Open Swiss
Jul 20253/4#61870+26.8
Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Individual Chess Championship 2025 (U20B)
Open Swiss
Jul 20254.5/2#42308-4.8

Rankings

/
FIDE (no federation)
#486
out of 953 players
Special
#510
in continent
World
#123,318
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
FIDE (no federation)
1
Andreikin, DmitryFollow Dmitry AndreikinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,710
2
Svidler, PeterFollow Peter SvidlerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,682
3
Murzin, VolodarFollow Volodar MurzinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,650
4
Grebnev, AlekseyFollow Aleksey GrebnevTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,625
5
Khanin, SemenFollow Semen KhaninTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,599
6
Malakhov, VladimirFollow Vladimir MalakhovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,597
6
Nesterov, ArseniyFollow Arseniy NesterovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,597
8
Paravyan, DavidFollow David ParavyanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,593
9
Rakhmanov, AleksandrFollow Aleksandr RakhmanovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,590
10
Najer, EvgeniyFollow Evgeniy NajerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,583
...
486Ntsunguzi, Siyamamkela1,663
Special
1
Andreikin, DmitryFollow Dmitry AndreikinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,710
2
Svidler, PeterFollow Peter SvidlerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,682
3
Murzin, VolodarFollow Volodar MurzinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,650
4
Grebnev, AlekseyFollow Aleksey GrebnevTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,625
5
Khanin, SemenFollow Semen KhaninTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,599
6
Malakhov, VladimirFollow Vladimir MalakhovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,597
6
Nesterov, ArseniyFollow Arseniy NesterovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,597
8
Paravyan, DavidFollow David ParavyanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,593
9
Rakhmanov, AleksandrFollow Aleksandr RakhmanovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,590
10
Najer, EvgeniyFollow Evgeniy NajerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,583
...
510Ntsunguzi, Siyamamkela1,663
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
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123318Ntsunguzi, Siyamamkela1,663