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Mosweu, Moses
🇿🇦FIDE 14328615· Male· South Africa· Born in 1993
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Moses Mosweu, a 33-year-old South African player, is rated 1729. He has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 8 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Bojanala Closed Chess Championships 2026 (Open), 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (Adults), and Bojanala's Rusties - The Champions' tournament (Queens). Also played 1 blitz event (including Bojanala's Kings and Queens Blitz Open 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 30 months (2019–2021, COVID-19 included) and 38 months (2022–2025). His peak of 1776 was reached at age 32 (Jul 2025).
Current rating
1729
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1858
All-time high
1776
−47 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 32
Jul 2025 · age 32
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#99,784
#99,784 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 33
Jan 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+44 Elo)
1732 → 1776
Jul 2025
All-time peak 1776
at age 32 · −47 from today
Jul 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 31
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 38 months
paused at 1554 → returned at 1776
Apr 2022
75th South African 20-35 player
at age 29 · rated 1580
Mar 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-47
1776 → 1729
Tournaments
3
16 games
Score
9/ 1656.3%
6W6D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsLucky Mojalefa Motsuane1,696·Bojanala's Rusties - The Champions' tournament (Queens)·R3·+17.3
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/2 | #3 | 2671 | +18.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 3/6 | #15 | 1641 | -31.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/5 | #7 | 1634 | -33.2 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#403
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#3,686
in continent
World
#99,782
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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