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Mlahleki, Vusimuzi

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FIDEFIDE 14318539· Male· South Africa· Born in 2001

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Vusimuzi Mlahleki, a 25-year-old South African player, is rated 2071 — just 11 short of his peak of 2082 (May 2019, age 18) and ranked 33rd among South African players, and in the top 8% worldwide. He has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 13 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent appearance: 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Championship). He took a 17-month break between Oct 2014 and Apr 2016. He reached South African #21 in Jun 2019.

At junior level, he reached #5, #2, #3 and #7 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.

Current rating

2071

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1981

All-time high

2082

−11 pts below
May 2019 · age 18

Activity

21

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#33

#33 · South African players · of 1,804

Career timeline

16 entries
2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 23
Feb 2024
2021
Re-crossed 2000
at age 20
Apr 2021
2020
5th South African U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1981
Oct 2020
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2020
2019
2nd South African U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2082
Jul 2019
Peak South African rank: #21
at age 18 · rated 2082
Jun 2019

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Daniel CawderyIM 2,350
2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Championship) · Jun 2025 · +6.7 Elo
Evolution
+9
2062 → 2071
Tournaments
1
11 games
Score
6.5/ 1159.1%
5W3D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Championship)
Open Swiss
Jun 20256.5/11#112092+9.0

Most-Played Opponents

vsKeith KhumaloCM
🇿🇦RSA·2201
+0 −4 =7
11 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsJohannes Manyedi MabuselaIM
🇿🇦RSA·2112
+2 −6 =3
11 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsKhanya MazibukoCM
🇿🇦RSA·2042
+2 −2 =3
7 games·last met May 2022
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vsBenjamin Vincent HerculesCM
🇿🇦RSA·2092
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsMichael SimpsonIM
🇿🇦RSA·2221
+1 −2 =3
6 games·last met Apr 2023
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Rankings

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South Africa
#33
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#355
in continent
World
#18,298
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
South Africa
1
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2,408
2
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2,386
3
🇿🇦Cawdery, DanielFollow Daniel CawderyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
...
33🇿🇦Mlahleki, Vusimuzi2,071
Africa
1
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2,628
2
🇪🇬Adly, AhmedFollow Ahmed AdlyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,581
3
🇲🇦Hamdouchi, HichamFollow Hicham HamdouchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,502
4
🇩🇿Bellahcene, BilelFollow Bilel BellahceneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
🇪🇬Labib, Ibrahim HasanFollow Ibrahim Hasan LabibTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,412
...
355🇿🇦Mlahleki, Vusimuzi2,071
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
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
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18298🇿🇦Mlahleki, Vusimuzi2,071