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Mailula, Matsobane
🇿🇦FIDE 14323508· Male· South Africa· Born in 1994
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Matsobane Mailula, a 32-year-old South African player, is rated 2016 — his current career high and ranked 48th among South African players. He has fluctuated between 1938 and 2016 over the past 2 years. 18 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). He had 2 career breaks: 25 months (2018–2021, COVID-19 included) and 28 months (2021–2023). He reached South African #37 in Apr 2022.
Current rating
2016
Standard
Rpd1934·Blz1956
All-time high
2016
at best
Jun 2026 · age 32
Jun 2026 · age 32
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#48
#48 · South African players · of 1,804
Career timeline
10 entries2026
Crossed 2000
at age 32
Jun 2026
All-time peak 2016
at age 32
Jun 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+71 Elo)
1867 → 1938
Sep 2024
2022
Peak South African rank: #37
at age 28 · rated 1881
Apr 2022
2021
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 1881 → returned at 1867
Apr 2021
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 27
Jan 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+18
1998 → 2016
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
4.5/ 950.0%
4W1D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/9 | #13 | 2078 | +18.2 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#48
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#562
in continent
World
#25,126
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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