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Ngcongo, Minenhle
🇿🇦FIDE 14332370· Male· South Africa· Born in 2000
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Minenhle Ngcongo, a 26-year-old South African player, is rated 1978 — his current career high and sitting in the top 3% of South African players. He is on a steady climb with +26 Elo over the past 12 months. 41 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2026 KZN Open Chess Championships (A) and 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (B). He took a 35-month break between Feb 2020 and Feb 2023 (COVID-19 included). He reached South African #60 in Jun 2025.
At junior level, he reached #20 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1978
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1882
All-time high
1978
at best
Jun 2026 · age 26
Jun 2026 · age 26
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#62 · South African players · of 1,804
Career timeline
9 entries2026
All-time peak 1978
at age 26
Jun 2026
100 career games
at age 26
Jun 2026
2025
Peak South African rank: #60
at age 25 · rated 1952
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+183 Elo)
1753 → 1936
Nov 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 24
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 23
Oct 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+26
1952 → 1978
Tournaments
3
33 games
Score
18.5/ 3356.1%
21W5D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/7 | #16 | 1933 | -4.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7/9 | #4 | 2100 | +34.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 8/11 | #5 | 1919 | -4.4 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#62
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#776
in continent
World
#31,127
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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