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Mhango, Banele

Mhango, Banele

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FIDEFIDE 14327040· Male· South Africa· Born in 2003

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Banele Mhango, a 23-year-old South African FIDE Master, is rated 2256 and ranked 9th among South African players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2207 and 2289 over the past 2 years. 110 rated games in the past year (≈63/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include EC Open 2026 (Open), 2026 South African Closed Chess Championships (Open), and 2026 MCA Welcome Tshwane (A). Also played 4 rapid (including 2025 FIDE World Rapid Team Championship) and 4 blitz events (including 2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Pool B) recently. His peak of 2289 was reached at age 22 (Oct 2025); he also reached South African #5 in Oct 2021 and has been in South African top 10 for 43 months and counting (2 consecutive years on his current run).

Awarded FM in 2020 (age 17) and CM in 2018 (age 15). Earned a IM norm at 2023 African Junior Championships (Open). At junior level, he reached #1, #1, #1 and #6 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.

Current rating

2256

Standard

Rpd2243·Blz2239

All-time high

2289

−33 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 22

Activity

112

games / yr avg. · ≈9/mo

110 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

#9

#9 · South African players · of 1,773
National top 10 since Apr 2026

Career timeline

23 entries
2026
43 months in national top 10 (ongoing)
longest streak 24 months · since Jun 2021
May 2026
2025
All-time peak 2289
at age 22 · −33 from today
Oct 2025
500 career games
at age 22
Aug 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 21
Apr 2024
2023
1st South African U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2248
Nov 2023
Re-crossed 2200
at age 20
Nov 2023

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
2025 Cracking Series International Chess Challenge-Open Section
perf 2393 (+124) · 6/7 · #1
Top opponent
vs Mads AndersenGM 2,564
Maia Chess Open 2025 - Maia Masters · Aug 2025 · +6.9 Elo
Evolution
+20
2236 → 2256
Tournaments
13
120 games
Score
62.5/ 12052.1%
62W39D19L

Last 12 months — tournaments

12 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
EC Open 2026 (Open)
Swiss
Apr 20265/6#22265+13.2
2026 South African Closed Chess Championships (Open)
Round-Robin
Feb 20266.5/11#32275+15.4
2026 MCA Welcome Tshwane (A)
Swiss
Jan 20263.5/4#72191+3.2
Silverest Open Chess Championship - Elite Section
Swiss
Jan 20264.5/9#112221-1.6
2025 ZONE 4.5 AFRICA CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS OPEN
Open Swiss
Oct 20255/9#52173-25.4
2025 Lardies Open Chess Tournament (A)
Swiss
Oct 20254/5#22069-8.8
Bojanalas FIDE ON THE ORION EXPRESS (Queens)
Swiss
Oct 20254/6#111959-27.8
III Maxistral Xiria Carballo
Round-Robin
Aug 20254/8#62321+11.0
Maia Chess Open 2025 - Maia Masters
Open Swiss
Aug 20255/9#472309+9.0
2025 Cracking Series International Chess Challenge-Open Section
Open Swiss
Jul 20256/7#12393+25.6
Worst Elo result: Bojanalas FIDE ON THE ORION EXPRESS (Queens) (-27.8 Elo, finished #11).

Most-Played Opponents

vsKeith KhumaloCM
🇿🇦RSA·2179
+4 −2 =22
28 games·last met May 2026
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vsJohannes Manyedi MabuselaIM
🇿🇦RSA·2104
+9 −1 =11
21 games·last met May 2025
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vsJoseph MwaleFM
🇲🇼MAW·2266
+7 −3 =5
15 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsProvidence OatlhotseIM
🇧🇼BOT·2258
+4 −1 =9
14 games·last met May 2026
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vsJames Dinham
🇿🇦RSA·2164
+6 −2 =4
12 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings

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South Africa
#9
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#70
in continent
World
#5,582
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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