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Mncwabe, Minenhle Junior

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FIDEFIDE 14324350· Male· South Africa· Born in 1997

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Minenhle Junior Mncwabe, a 29-year-old South African player, is rated 1855. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (A). Also played 2 rapid (including Hermanus Chess Club Open 2026 (Championship)) and 1 blitz events (including Hermanus Chess Club Open 2026 (Blitz)) recently. His peak of 1888 was reached at age 27 (Mar 2024); he also reached South African #81 in Apr 2022.

At junior level, he reached #30 nationally in U20.

Current rating

1855

Standard

Rpd1891·Blz1804

All-time high

1888

−33 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 27

Activity

27

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

5 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#60,012

#60,012 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+141 Elo)
1747 → 1888
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1888
at age 27 · −33 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Crossed 1800
at age 26
Oct 2023
2022
100 career games
at age 25
Nov 2022
Peak South African rank: #81
at age 25 · rated 1748
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1701 → returned at 1687
Jan 2020

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Jason S. Davies 1,991
Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (A) · Jul 2025 · +3.7 Elo
Evolution
-19
1874 → 1855
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
2/ 633.3%
1W2D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (A)
Team
Jul 20252/5#1151888-19.2
Worst Elo result: Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (A) (-19.2 Elo, finished #115).

Most-Played Opponents

vsShabir Hussain BhawoodienFM
🇿🇦RSA·2020
+0 −6 =1
7 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsReegan PalmerCM
🇿🇦RSA·2090
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Apr 2026
View head-to-head →
vsTezihano Mnyasta
🇿🇦RSA·1997
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsJiraan Braaf
🇿🇦RSA·1889
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsAlexander van der Merwe
🇿🇦RSA·2174
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met Sep 2022
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Rankings

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South Africa
#157
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#1,876
in continent
World
#60,011
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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