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Mathebula, Xolani Cebo
🇿🇦FIDE 14328771· Male· South Africa· Born in 1997
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Xolani Cebo Mathebula, a 29-year-old South African player, is rated 1857. He has slipped back 57 Elo over the past 12 months. 57 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Northern Cape Open Chess Championship (A), 2026 BMI Lesotho Open Chess Championship-Prestige, and Bojanalas FIDE ON THE ORION EXPRESS (Queens). Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz)) recently. His peak of 1937 was reached at age 28 (Aug 2025); he also reached South African #71 in Aug 2022.
Current rating
1857
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1844
All-time high
1937
−80 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 28
Aug 2025 · age 28
Activity
36
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
37 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#59,454
#59,454 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
All-time peak 1937
at age 28 · −80 from today
Aug 2025
2023
Re-crossed 1800
at age 26
Nov 2023
2022
Peak South African rank: #71
at age 25 · rated 1814
Aug 2022
Crossed 1800
at age 25
Aug 2022
2021
100 career games
at age 24
Nov 2021
2019
Best 12-month gain (+125 Elo)
1599 → 1724
Oct 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-57
1914 → 1857
Tournaments
5
45 games
Score
24.5/ 4554.4%
25W9D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/9 | #41 | 1736 | -40.8 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/5 | #4 | 1953 | -14.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/7 | #17 | 1821 | -20.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/6 | #17 | 1900 | -3.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 9/10 | #6 | 2154 | +23.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLizo Sikwati
🇿🇦RSA·1926
+1 −8 =1
10 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsKeith KhumaloCM
🇿🇦RSA·2201
+1 −7 =2
10 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsMpho D. Mashope
🇿🇦RSA·1728
+4 −1 =3
8 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMofoka Alfred Pesa
🇿🇦RSA·1885
+3 −1 =4
8 games·last met Apr 2021
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vsVusimuzi Mlahleki
🇿🇦RSA·2071
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Aug 2024
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Rankings
/
South Africa
#154
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#1,859
in continent
World
#59,453
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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