Format
FL
Fihla, Lonwabo Luvuyo
🇿🇦FIDE 14309491· Male· South Africa· Born in 2004
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Lonwabo Luvuyo Fihla, a 22-year-old South African player, is rated 1680 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 21 months (2016–2018), 26 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 33 months (2022–2025). Recent appearances: West Rand goes to Monnas 2026 (Open) and West Rand Women's Day Open (Open).
At junior level, he reached #26, #26, #15, #5 and #3 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1680
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1680
at best
Jun 2026 · age 22
Jun 2026 · age 22
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#117,165
#117,165 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+47 Elo)
1633 → 1680
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1680
at age 22
Jun 2026
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 20
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 20
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 20
Mar 2024
2023
26th South African U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1389
Jan 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+47
1633 → 1680
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
7/ 1070.0%
7W0D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 4/3 | #3 | 2477 | +26.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/5 | #5 | 1794 | +20.8 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#574
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#4,577
in continent
World
#117,160
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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