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Xulu, Lindokuhle

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FIDEFIDE 14320665· Male· South Africa· Born in 1991

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Lindokuhle Xulu, a 35-year-old South African player, is rated 1942 — just 9 short of his peak of 1951 (Mar 2024, age 33) and sitting in the top 5% of South African players. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 2 years. 18 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent appearance: 2026 MCA Welcome Tshwane (A). He had 2 career breaks: 19 months (2018–2020) and 42 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included). He reached South African #36 in Oct 2023.

Current rating

1942

Standard

Rpd1882·Blz1917

All-time high

1951

−9 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 33

Activity

18

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

5 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 5%

#84 · South African players · of 1,804

Career timeline

9 entries
2024
All-time peak 1951
at age 33 · −9 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Peak South African rank: #36
at age 32 · rated 1949
Oct 2023
2020
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 29
Feb 2020
Inactive for 42 months
paused at 1877 → returned at 1889
Feb 2020
2018
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1921 → returned at 1877
Jun 2018
2017
Best 12-month gain (+116 Elo)
1775 → 1891
Jan 2017

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
2026 MCA Welcome Tshwane (A)
perf 2035 (+93) · 4/5 · #3
Top opponent
vs Dmitar S. Ristovich 2,055
2026 MCA Welcome Tshwane (A) · Jan 2026 · +13.1 Elo
Evolution
+13
1929 → 1942
Tournaments
1
10 games
Score
4/ 1040.0%
8W1D1L
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsMatthew Pasaribu1,605·2026 MCA Welcome Tshwane (A)·R2·-17.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 MCA Welcome Tshwane (A)
Swiss
Jan 20264/5#32035+13.4

Rankings

/
South Africa
#84
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#1,043
in continent
World
#38,327
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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84🇿🇦Xulu, Lindokuhle1,942
Africa
1
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2,628
2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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World
1
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2
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2
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4
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6
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7
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8
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9
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9
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