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Mafanya, Kulasande
🇿🇦FIDE 14308029· Male· South Africa· Born in 1990
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Kulasande Mafanya, a 36-year-old South African player, is rated 1823. He has slipped back 33 Elo over the past 12 months. 32 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include EC Open 2026 (Open), Buffalo City Chess Clubs League 2025 (A), and Eastern Cape Closed 2025 (Adult). Also played 3 rapid events (including Legends Rapid Fundraiser 2026 (A)) recently. His peak of 1920 was reached at age 26 (Jan 2016); he also reached South African #56 in Apr 2022.
Current rating
1823
Standard
Rpd1944·Blz1928
All-time high
1920
−97 pts below
Jan 2016 · age 26
Jan 2016 · age 26
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#69,258
#69,258 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+91 Elo)
1767 → 1858
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 34
Mar 2024
2022
Peak South African rank: #56
at age 32 · rated 1829
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1867 → returned at 1876
Apr 2020
2018
100 career games
at age 28
Apr 2018
2016
All-time peak 1920
at age 26 · −97 from today
Jan 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-33
1856 → 1823
Tournaments
5
41 games
Score
18/ 4143.9%
28W5D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsThanduxolo Ndyova1,642·Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Individual Chess Championship 2025 (Open)·R2·-15.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/6 | #7 | 1913 | +14.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2/3 | #18 | 1940 | -12.2 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/6 | #7 | 1668 | -24.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/4 | #7 | 2428 | -22.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/3 | #3 | 2381 | +11.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDumisa Jacob Nkosi
🇿🇦RSA·1770
+6 −2 =1
9 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsRomeo Tokoyi
🇿🇦RSA·1779
+4 −2 =2
8 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsSinovuyo Racaza
🇿🇦RSA·1682
+5 −0 =2
7 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsSiphamandla Mkoko
🇿🇦RSA·1888
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsTyler Botha
🇿🇦RSA·1666
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met Jun 2025
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Rankings
/
South Africa
#202
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#2,268
in continent
World
#69,257
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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