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Siyo, Sibabale
🇿🇦FIDE 14323214· Male· South Africa· Born in 2002
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Sibabale Siyo, a 24-year-old South African player, is rated 1709. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 29 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 13 months (2022–2023). Recent appearance: Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (A). His peak of 1774 was reached at age 22 (Mar 2024).
At junior level, he reached #6 and #10 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1709
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1774
−65 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 22
Mar 2024 · age 22
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#106,659
#106,659 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+129 Elo)
1618 → 1747
Oct 2024
All-time peak 1774
at age 22 · −65 from today
Mar 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 22
Mar 2024
2023
55th South African 20-35 player
at age 21 · rated 1741
Jan 2023
2022
6th South African U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1741
Aug 2022
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1741 → returned at 1618
Aug 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
0
1709 → 1709
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
3.5/ 658.3%
2W3D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jul 2025 | 3.5/5 | #79 | 1855 | -0.2 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#457
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#4,000
in continent
World
#106,656
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
South Africa
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