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Nkwe, Omogolo
🇿🇦FIDE 14319640· Male· South Africa· Born in 1988
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Omogolo Nkwe, a 38-year-old South African player, is rated 1693 — just 9 short of his peak of 1702 (Mar 2024, age 36). He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 22 months (2015–2017), 39 months (2018–2021, COVID-19 included), 27 months (2021–2024) and 15 months (2024–2025). Recent appearances: 2025 Cracking Series International Chess Challenge-Section A and 2025 West Rand Open 2.0 (Open). Also played 1 blitz event (including Bojanala's Kings and Queens Blitz Open 2025) recently.
Current rating
1693
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1693
All-time high
1702
−9 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 36
Mar 2024 · age 36
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#112,265
#112,265 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
15 entries2025
33rd South African 35-40 player
at age 37 · rated 1693
Aug 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 37
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+198 Elo)
1504 → 1702
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 36
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1702
at age 36 · −9 from today
Mar 2024
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1702 → returned at 1695
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-9
1702 → 1693
Tournaments
2
11 games
Score
6/ 1154.5%
4W4D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/5 | #20 | 1832 | -1.6 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3/2 | #11 | 2620 | -7.2 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#523
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#4,281
in continent
World
#112,262
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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