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Msimango, Senzo
🇿🇦FIDE 14332310· Male· South Africa· Born in 1996
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Senzo Msimango, a 30-year-old South African player, is rated 1701. He has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 13 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2026 Umhlanga Chess Club Open (Open) and 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (B). He took a 42-month break between Jul 2019 and Feb 2023 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1739 was reached at age 28 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1701
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1739
−38 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 28
Mar 2024 · age 28
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#109,593
#109,593 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+158 Elo)
1536 → 1694
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 28
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1739
at age 28 · −38 from today
Mar 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 28
Jan 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1600
at age 27
Oct 2023
2020
92nd South African 20-35 player
at age 24 · rated 1619
Jun 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-22
1723 → 1701
Tournaments
2
4 games
Score
2/ 450.0%
2W0D2L
Top 1 win
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #13 | 2286 | +4.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #38 | 2578 | -13.0 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#488
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#4,168
in continent
World
#109,590
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
South Africa
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