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Mahlangu, Sello
CM🇿🇦FIDE 14334623· Male· South Africa· Born in 2001
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Sello Mahlangu, a 25-year-old South African Candidate Master, is rated 2028 and ranked 42nd among South African players. He has held steady between 2000 and 2050 for 14 months. 52 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 BMI Lesotho Open Chess Championship-Prestige, Gauteng Inter-Region 2025 at Emerald Resort (Adults and Seniors), and Trojan Horse Open. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz)) recently. His peak of 2201 was reached at age 21 (Oct 2022, South African #6 at the time).
Awarded CM in 2025 (age 24).
Current rating
2028
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2002
All-time high
2201
−173 pts below
Oct 2022 · age 21
Oct 2022 · age 21
Activity
31
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
43 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#42
#42 · South African players · of 1,804
Career timeline
11 entries2026
100 career games
at age 25
Mar 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+42 Elo)
1990 → 2032
Nov 2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 24
May 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 24
May 2025
2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 23
Aug 2024
2022
Peak South African rank: #6
at age 21 · rated 2201
Oct 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+3
2025 → 2028
Tournaments
7
51 games
Score
30.5/ 5159.8%
27W12D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/7 | #3 | 2091 | +14.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 2.5/3 | #26 | 2158 | -17.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/6 | #4 | 1932 | -9.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6/11 | #16 | 2069 | +15.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3/5 | #32 | 1954 | -24.6 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6/7 | #1 | 2196 | +27.6 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3.5/4 | #2 | 2106 | +7.0 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#42
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#510
in continent
World
#23,484
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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