Format
GF
Gandawa, Fortune
🇿🇦FIDE 14311224· Male· South Africa· Born in 1982
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Fortune Gandawa, a 44-year-old South African player, is rated 1725. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 22 months (2018–2020) and 30 months (2021–2024). Recent appearances: JR MAWERE U1900 FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT 2026 and Second (2nd) Goldswift U1800 FIDE Rated Open Tournament. His peak of 1770 was reached at age 36 (May 2018).
Current rating
1725
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1770
−45 pts below
May 2018 · age 36
May 2018 · age 36
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#101,004
#101,004 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
13 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+212 Elo)
1520 → 1732
Jan 2025
2024
24th South African 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 1732
Sep 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 42
Aug 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 42
Mar 2024
2021
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 1608 → returned at 1520
Jun 2021
2020
17th South African 35-40 player
at age 38 · rated 1714
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
0
1725 → 1725
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
9/ 1369.2%
9W0D4L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/3 | #42 | 2629 | -1.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/2 | #31 | 2569 | +2.4 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#416
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#3,731
in continent
World
#101,003
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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