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Khumalo, Keith
CM🇿🇦FIDE 14319470· Male· South Africa· Born in 2001
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Keith Khumalo, a 25-year-old South African Candidate Master, is rated 2201 — his current career high and ranked 16th among South African players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +30 Elo over the past 12 months. 40 rated games in the past year (≈50/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 KZN Open Chess Championships (A), Gauteng Inter-Region 2025 at Emerald Resort (Adults and Seniors), and Najdorf Movement 2025 (A). Also played 2 blitz events (including 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz)) recently. He reached South African #9 in Apr 2022.
Awarded CM in 2019 (age 18). At junior level, he reached #2, #2, #2 and #8 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2201
Standard
Rpd1987·Blz2129
All-time high
2201
at best
Jun 2026 · age 25
Jun 2026 · age 25
Activity
59
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#16
#16 · South African players · of 1,804
Career timeline
18 entries2026
Crossed 2200
at age 25
Jun 2026
All-time peak 2201
at age 25
Jun 2026
2025
500 career games
at age 24
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 23
Jun 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2100
at age 22
Jul 2023
2022
Peak South African rank: #9
at age 21 · rated 2144
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+34
2167 → 2201
Tournaments
4
29 games
Score
19/ 2965.5%
23W2D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 6/7 | #1 | 2320 | +22.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 5/3 | #6 | 2701 | +12.0 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3/6 | #11 | 1930 | -26.6 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5/5 | #1 | 2684 | +22.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBanele MhangoFM
🇿🇦RSA·2268
+2 −4 =22
28 games·last met May 2026
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vsJohannes Manyedi MabuselaIM
🇿🇦RSA·2112
+2 −6 =11
19 games·last met May 2026
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vsProvidence OatlhotseIM
🇧🇼BOT·2225
+3 −6 =8
17 games·last met May 2026
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vsJacob Dumisani MnguniCM
🇿🇦RSA·2179
+2 −5 =9
16 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsKhanya MazibukoCM
🇿🇦RSA·2042
+6 −4 =5
15 games·last met Jul 2024
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Rankings
/
South Africa
#16
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#114
in continent
World
#8,136
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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