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Sikwati, Lizo

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FIDEFIDE 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

Activity

15

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#41,867

#41,867 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

12 entries
2026
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

Best result
2026 Northern Cape Open Chess Championship (A)
perf 2539 (+638) · 6/6 · #1
Top opponent
vs Lwazi Selepe 2,042
2026 BMI Lesotho Open Chess Championship-Prestige · Feb 2026 · +4.3 Elo
Best comeback
Moja Chess Extravaganza 2026 (B)
finished #3 (seeded #12 of 100)
Evolution
+61
1865 → 1926
Tournaments
4
28 games
Score
21/ 2875.0%
19W4D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Centurion Mall Open Chess Tournament (A)
Swiss
May 20263/5#61786-13.6
Moja Chess Extravaganza 2026 (B)
Open Swiss
Apr 20267/9#32052+38.2
2026 Northern Cape Open Chess Championship (A)
Swiss
Apr 20266/6#12539+17.6
2026 BMI Lesotho Open Chess Championship-Prestige
Open Swiss
Feb 20265/7#41956+18.2

Most-Played Opponents

vsXolani Cebo Mathebula
🇿🇦RSA·1857
+8 −1 =1
10 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMofoka Alfred Pesa
🇿🇦RSA·1885
+3 −5 =0
8 games·last met Apr 2021
View head-to-head →
vsKeith KhumaloCM
🇿🇦RSA·2201
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Oct 2021
View head-to-head →

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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1
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2
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8
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9
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10
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