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Mankga, Thabang
🇿🇦FIDE 14334798· Male· South Africa· Born in 2004
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Thabang Mankga, a 22-year-old South African player, is rated 1862 — just 21 short of his peak of 1883 (Nov 2025, age 21). He has fluctuated between 1774 and 1883 over the past 2 years. 48 rated games in the past year (≈39/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include EC Open 2026 (Open), 2026 MCA Welcome Tshwane (A), and Bojanala's Rusties - The Champions' tournament (Queens). Also played 2 blitz events (including 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz)) recently.
At junior level, he reached #11, #12 and #40 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1862
Standard
Rpd1662·Blz1887
All-time high
1883
−21 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 21
Nov 2025 · age 21
Activity
55
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#58,058
#58,058 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
54th South African 20-35 player
at age 21 · rated 1883
Nov 2025
All-time peak 1883
at age 21 · −21 from today
Nov 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 21
Feb 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+261 Elo)
1518 → 1779
Jul 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 20
Feb 2024
2023
11th South African U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1648
Dec 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+15
1847 → 1862
Tournaments
5
46 games
Score
24.5/ 4653.3%
28W9D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #14 | 1942 | +17.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/4 | #19 | 2543 | -31.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/4 | #20 | 1802 | -7.2 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/4 | #1 | 2539 | +17.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 7.5/11 | #9 | 1901 | +18.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKarabo Teeke
🇿🇦RSA·1863
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsJames Dinham
🇿🇦RSA·2174
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsTshegofatso Difotso
🇿🇦RSA·1689
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsMahlodi Joe Mahomole
🇿🇦RSA·1677
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsLwazi Selepe
🇿🇦RSA·2028
+3 −0 =2
5 games·last met Jan 2025
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Rankings
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South Africa
#148
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#1,811
in continent
World
#58,057
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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