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Mazibuko, Khanya
CM🇿🇦FIDE 14321041· Male· South Africa· Born in 2001
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Khanya Mazibuko, a 25-year-old South African Candidate Master, is rated 2042 and ranked 39th among South African players, and in the top 10% worldwide. He has slipped back 39 Elo over the past 12 months. 45 rated games in the past year (≈38/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 South African Closed Chess Championships (Open), 2026 MCA Welcome Tshwane (A), and Silverest Open Chess Championship - 0pen Section. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz)) recently. His peak of 2084 was reached at age 23 (Aug 2024, South African #22 at the time).
Awarded CM in 2016 (age 15). At junior level, he reached #3, #5, #2 and #13 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2042
Standard
Rpd1910·Blz1950
All-time high
2084
−42 pts below
Aug 2024 · age 23
Aug 2024 · age 23
Activity
37
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
30 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#39
#39 · South African players · of 1,804
Career timeline
16 entries2024
Peak South African rank: #22
at age 23 · rated 2084
Aug 2024
All-time peak 2084
at age 23 · −42 from today
Aug 2024
6-month rising streak
+100 Elo
Jun 2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 23
May 2024
2020
3rd South African U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1997
Oct 2020
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-42
2084 → 2042
Tournaments
5
30 games
Score
14.5/ 3048.3%
12W5D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 2.5/11 | #12 | 2013 | -16.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/4 | #22 | 2063 | -10.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/8 | #23 | 2057 | -0.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 0/1 | #46 | 1110 | -14.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/6 | #10 | 2073 | +3.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKeith KhumaloCM
🇿🇦RSA·2201
+4 −6 =5
15 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsJohannes Manyedi MabuselaIM
🇿🇦RSA·2112
+0 −6 =3
9 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsProvidence OatlhotseIM
🇧🇼BOT·2225
+0 −5 =2
7 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsVusimuzi Mlahleki
🇿🇦RSA·2071
+2 −2 =3
7 games·last met May 2022
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vsBanele MhangoFM
🇿🇦RSA·2268
+0 −4 =2
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
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South Africa
#39
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#457
in continent
World
#21,735
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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