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HL
Hempe, Lilitha
🇿🇦FIDE 14322960· Male· South Africa· Born in 1999
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Lilitha Hempe, a 27-year-old South African player, is rated 1856 — just 14 short of his peak of 1870 (Mar 2024, age 25). He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 2 years. 10 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent appearance: 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Championship). He took a 30-month break between Nov 2019 and Jun 2022 (COVID-19 included). He reached South African #68 in May 2023.
At junior level, he reached #13 and #4 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1856
Standard
Rpd1873·Blz1851
All-time high
1870
−14 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 25
Mar 2024 · age 25
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#59,748
#59,748 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2024
All-time peak 1870
at age 25 · −14 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Peak South African rank: #68
at age 24 · rated 1839
May 2023
100 career games
at age 24
Feb 2023
2022
Re-crossed 1800
at age 23
Nov 2022
2019
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 1734 → returned at 1766
Nov 2019
2018
13th South African U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1753
Sep 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+5
1851 → 1856
Tournaments
1
12 games
Score
4/ 1233.3%
3W2D7L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsThapelo Isack Matsaung1,827·2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Championship)·R4·+9.2
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/10 | #33 | 1886 | +5.0 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#156
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#1,867
in continent
World
#59,747
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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