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Mafongosi, Xhanti

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FIDEFIDE 14323680· Male· South Africa· Born in 1994

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Xhanti Mafongosi, a 32-year-old South African player, is rated 1682 — just 8 short of his peak of 1690 (Mar 2024, age 30). He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and took a 13-month break between Nov 2023 and Jan 2025. Recent appearances: EC Open 2026 (Open) and Buffalo City Chess Clubs League 2025 (A).

Current rating

1682

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1690

−8 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 30

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#116,442

#116,442 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 32
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+209 Elo)
1481 → 1690
Jul 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 30
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 30
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1690
at age 30 · −8 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1483 → returned at 1673
Nov 2023

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Andrew Howe 1,592
Buffalo City Chess Clubs League 2025 (A) · Sep 2025 · +14.6 Elo
Evolution
+9
1673 → 1682
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
6.5/ 1065.0%
6W1D3L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsAndrew Howe1,592·Buffalo City Chess Clubs League 2025 (A)·R4·+14.6
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsLwazi Selepe2,055·EC Open 2026 (Open)·R4·-2.1
2.[L]vsJames Dinham2,166·EC Open 2026 (Open)·R2·-1.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
EC Open 2026 (Open)
Swiss
Apr 20262/2#292911-7.2
Buffalo City Chess Clubs League 2025 (A)
Swiss
Sep 20254.5/1#132392+15.6

Rankings

/
South Africa
#561
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#4,531
in continent
World
#116,437
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
South Africa
1
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2
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3
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2,312
4
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2,295
5
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2,293
6
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2,284
7
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2,277
8
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2,268
9
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2,245
10
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2,237
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Africa
1
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2,628
2
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2,581
3
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2,502
4
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2,493
5
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2,464
6
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2,453
7
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2,443
8
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2,437
9
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2,425
10
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2,412
...
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World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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