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Sikwati, Lizo
🇿🇦FIDE 14311321· Male· South Africa· Born in 1998
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Lizo Sikwati, a 28-year-old South African player, is rated 1926 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +61 Elo over the past 12 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Centurion Mall Open Chess Tournament (A), 2026 Northern Cape Open Chess Championship (A), and 2026 BMI Lesotho Open Chess Championship-Prestige. He took a 15-month break between Nov 2024 and Mar 2026. He reached South African #62 in Feb 2022.
At junior level, he reached #11 and #17 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1926
Standard
Rpd1850·Blz1857
All-time high
1926
at best
Jun 2026 · age 28
Jun 2026 · age 28
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#41,867
#41,867 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
All-time peak 1926
at age 28
Jun 2026
2024
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1865 → returned at 1883
Nov 2024
2022
Re-crossed 1800
at age 24
Nov 2022
Peak South African rank: #62
at age 24 · rated 1798
Feb 2022
2021
Crossed 1800
at age 23
May 2021
2020
Best 12-month gain (+91 Elo)
1667 → 1758
Jun 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+61
1865 → 1926
Tournaments
4
28 games
Score
21/ 2875.0%
19W4D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3/5 | #6 | 1786 | -13.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7/9 | #3 | 2052 | +38.2 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/6 | #1 | 2539 | +17.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/7 | #4 | 1956 | +18.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
Rankings
/
South Africa
#93
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#1,157
in continent
World
#41,866
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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