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Maluleke, Pfumelani

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FIDEFIDE 14316331· Male· South Africa· Born in 1986

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Pfumelani Maluleke, a 40-year-old South African player, is rated 1640. He has slipped back 58 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Mpumalanga Chess Open 2026 (A), 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (Adults), and 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (Adults). He had 2 career breaks: 17 months (2018–2019) and 61 months (2020–2025, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1764 was reached at age 38 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1640

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1759

All-time high

1764

−124 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 38

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#131,960

#131,960 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

12 entries
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 39
Jun 2025
2024
All-time peak 1764
at age 38 · −124 from today
Mar 2024
2022
14th South African 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 1606
Mar 2022
2020
68th South African 20-35 player
at age 34 · rated 1606
Oct 2020
Inactive for 61 months
paused at 1606 → returned at 1698
Apr 2020
2018
Best 12-month gain (+52 Elo)
1622 → 1674
Feb 2018

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
2025 South African Open Chess Championships (B)
perf 1884 (+186) · 6/8 · #43
Top opponent
vs Christopher Yoko 1,762
2025 South African Open Chess Championships (B) · Jun 2025 · +11.8 Elo
Evolution
-58
1698 → 1640
Tournaments
4
26 games
Score
14/ 2653.8%
12W4D10L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Mpumalanga Chess Open 2026 (A)
Swiss
Apr 20262/2#382416-22.2
2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (Adults)
Open Swiss
Dec 20253.5/4#171876-27.6
2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (Adults)
Team
Dec 20252.5/2#482424-14.2
2025 South African Open Chess Championships (B)
Open Swiss
Jun 20256/8#431884+6.0
Worst Elo result: 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (Adults) (-27.6 Elo, finished #17).

Rankings

/
South Africa
#735
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#5,325
in continent
World
#131,954
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
South Africa
1
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2
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2,386
3
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2,312
4
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2,295
5
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2,293
6
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2,284
7
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2,277
8
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2,268
9
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2,245
10
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2,237
...
735🇿🇦Maluleke, Pfumelani1,640
Africa
1
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2,628
2
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2,581
3
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2,502
4
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2,493
5
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2,464
6
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2,453
7
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2,443
8
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2,437
9
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2,425
10
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2,412
...
5325🇿🇦Maluleke, Pfumelani1,640
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
...
131954🇿🇦Maluleke, Pfumelani1,640