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Masiya, Mfundo

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FIDEFIDE 14321114· Male· South Africa· Born in 1999

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Mfundo Masiya, a 27-year-old South African player, is rated 1965 and sitting in the top 4% of South African players. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 22 months. 35 rated games in the past year (≈28/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 9th Mersin Metropolitan Municipality International Open Chess Tournament - B, Kapadokya International Open Chess Tournament - B, and Cubuk Municipality 10th International Open Chess Tournament - A. He took a 17-month break between Apr 2022 and Oct 2023. His peak of 1996 was reached at age 21 (Feb 2020); he also reached South African #27 in Apr 2022.

At junior level, he reached #4, #4 and #51 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.

Current rating

1965

Standard

Rpd1950·Blz1879

All-time high

1996

−31 pts below
Feb 2020 · age 21

Activity

31

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 4%

#68 · South African players · of 1,804

Career timeline

12 entries
2022
Peak South African rank: #27
at age 23 · rated 1942
Apr 2022
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1942 → returned at 1948
Apr 2022
2020
All-time peak 1996
at age 21 · −31 from today
Feb 2020
2019
4th South African U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1989
Jul 2019
2018
100 career games
at age 19
Sep 2018
Best 12-month gain (+566 Elo)
1364 → 1930
Mar 2018

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
Cubuk Municipality 10th International Open Chess Tournament - A
perf 2042 (+71) · 3.5/8 · #23
Top opponent
vs Giorgi BagaturovGM 2,358
Cubuk Municipality 10th International Open Chess Tournament - A · Jul 2025 · +8.1 Elo
Evolution
+10
1955 → 1965
Tournaments
4
35 games
Score
21/ 3560.0%
15W12D8L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
9th Mersin Metropolitan Municipality International Open Chess Tournament - B
Open Swiss
Nov 20256/9#91980+7.0
Kapadokya International Open Chess Tournament - B
Open Swiss
Aug 20255.5/9#201914-12.8
Cubuk Municipality 10th International Open Chess Tournament - A
Swiss
Jul 20253.5/8#232042+9.2
Pamukkale International Open Chess Tournament - B
Open Swiss
Jul 20256/9#121982+7.4

Most-Played Opponents

vsJoseph MwaleFM
🇲🇼MAW·2303
+2 −5 =1
8 games·last met Mar 2020
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vsTshediso M Mpya
🇿🇦RSA·1945
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met Mar 2022
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vsJacob Dumisani MnguniCM
🇿🇦RSA·2179
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met Feb 2020
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vsProvidence OatlhotseIM
🇧🇼BOT·2225
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Jan 2020
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vsMichael SimpsonIM
🇿🇦RSA·2221
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met Mar 2022
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Rankings

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South Africa
#68
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#858
in continent
World
#33,643
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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