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Nene, Themba
🇿🇦FIDE 14306760· Male· South Africa· Born in 1984
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Themba Nene, a 42-year-old South African player, is rated 1890. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and took a 28-month break between Apr 2020 and Sep 2022 (COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: 2025 Wynie Robbertse Open Chess Tournament (A). His peak of 1963 was reached at age 29 (Jun 2013); he also reached South African #51 in Mar 2015.
Current rating
1890
Standard
Rpd1956·Blz1884
All-time high
1963
−73 pts below
Jun 2013 · age 29
Jun 2013 · age 29
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#50,574
#50,574 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2025
8th South African 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 1896
May 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+146 Elo)
1730 → 1876
Jul 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 40
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 1733 → returned at 1749
Apr 2020
2017
100 career games
at age 33
Jun 2017
2015
Peak South African rank: #51
at age 31 · rated 1954
Mar 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+17
1873 → 1890
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
4/ 580.0%
3W2D0L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/5 | #1 | 2041 | +17.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJohannes Manyedi MabuselaIM
🇿🇦RSA·2112
+0 −9 =4
13 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsNeeke Kruger
🇿🇦RSA·1791
+6 −0 =1
7 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsProvidence OatlhotseIM
🇧🇼BOT·2225
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsBoipelo Mkotong
🇿🇦RSA·1716
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsCalvin Nicholas Jacobs
🇿🇦RSA·2156
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met May 2024
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Rankings
/
South Africa
#117
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#1,513
in continent
World
#50,573
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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