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Kedama, Sandiso
🇿🇦FIDE 14334240· Male· South Africa· Born in 2003
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Sandiso Kedama, a 23-year-old South African player, is rated 1897. He has fluctuated between 1852 and 1932 over the past 2 years. 19 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent appearances: STEINITZ CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 (Championship) and Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (A). Also played 1 rapid event (including Hermanus Chess Club Open 2026 (Championship)) recently. His peak of 1932 was reached at age 22 (Nov 2025); he also reached South African #80 in Apr 2022.
At junior level, he reached #3, #9 and #19 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1897
Standard
Rpd1890·Blz—
All-time high
1932
−35 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 22
Nov 2025 · age 22
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#48,854
#48,854 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2025
All-time peak 1932
at age 22 · −35 from today
Nov 2025
2024
100 career games
at age 21
Nov 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 21
Mar 2024
2022
Peak South African rank: #80
at age 19 · rated 1749
Apr 2022
3rd South African U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1749
Apr 2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Mar 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-21
1918 → 1897
Tournaments
3
19 games
Score
9/ 1947.4%
6W6D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0/2 | #110 | 887 | -32.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/6 | #11 | 1922 | -2.8 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 5.5/11 | #25 | 1967 | +14.4 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#113
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#1,443
in continent
World
#48,853
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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