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Ngcongo, Minenhle
🇿🇦FIDE 14332370· Male· South Africa· Born in 2000
Minenhle Ngcongo, a 26-year-old South African player. currently rated 1948 in Standard, career peak of 1952 (Jun 2025). He took a 35-month break between Feb 2020 and Feb 2023.
Current rating
1948
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1889
All-time high
1952
−4 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 25
Jun 2025 · age 25
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#75
in South Africa · of 1,706
Career timeline
6 entries2025
Peak South African rank: #60
at age 25 · rated 1952
Jun 2025
All-time peak 1952
at age 25 · −4 from today
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+183 Elo)
1753 → 1936
Nov 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 24
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1651 → returned at 1669
Feb 2020
2019
First FIDE rating
1567 · at age 19
Jan 2019
Recent Results (last 12 months)
Evolution
+12
1936 → 1948
Standard rating history
Rankings
/
South Africa
#75
out of 1,812 players
Africa
#953
in continent
World
#37,278
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
South Africa
Africa
World
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