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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 2268 — just 21 short of his peak of 2289 (Oct 2025, age 22) and ranked 8th among South African players, and in the top 2% 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 2026 KZN Open Chess Championships (A), EC Open 2026 (Open), and 2026 South African Closed Chess Championships (Open). Also played 4 rapid (including 2025 FIDE World Rapid Team Championship) and 5 blitz events (including 2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Pool B) recently. He reached South African #5 in Oct 2021 and has been in South African top 10 for 44 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

2268

Standard

Rpd2243·Blz2247

All-time high

2289

−21 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 22

Activity

111

games / yr avg. · ≈9/mo

100 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

#8

#8 · South African players · of 1,804
National top 10 since Apr 2026

Career timeline

23 entries
2026
44 months in national top 10 (ongoing)
longest streak 24 months · since Jun 2021
Jun 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

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
2026 Elise Steenkamp Tournament (King)
perf 2899 (+631) · 6/6 · #2
Top opponent
vs Mads AndersenGM 2,564
Maia Chess Open 2025 - Maia Masters · Aug 2025 · +6.9 Elo
Evolution
+47
2221 → 2268
Tournaments
13
111 games
Score
64.5/ 11158.1%
60W34D17L

Last 12 months — tournaments

13 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Elise Steenkamp Tournament (King)
Swiss
Jun 20266/6#22899+37.0
2026 KZN Open Chess Championships (A)
Swiss
May 20265/7#92151-11.4
Moja Chess Extravaganza 2026 (Prestige)
Open Swiss
Apr 20266/9#52331+23.2
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
Worst Elo result: Bojanalas FIDE ON THE ORION EXPRESS (Queens) (-27.8 Elo, finished #11).

Most-Played Opponents

vsKeith KhumaloCM
🇿🇦RSA·2201
+5 −2 =22
29 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsJohannes Manyedi MabuselaIM
🇿🇦RSA·2112
+10 −1 =11
22 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsJoseph MwaleFM
🇲🇼MAW·2303
+7 −3 =5
15 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsProvidence OatlhotseIM
🇧🇼BOT·2225
+4 −1 =9
14 games·last met May 2026
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vsJames Dinham
🇿🇦RSA·2174
+6 −2 =4
12 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings

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South Africa
#8
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#67
in continent
World
#5,175
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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