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Mthembu, Prince

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FIDEFIDE 14335875· Male· South Africa· Born in 2001

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Prince Mthembu, a 25-year-old South African player, is rated 1868 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +102 Elo over the past 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2026 KZN Open Chess Championships (A) and 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (B). He had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2019–2020) and 14 months (2021–2023).

At junior level, he reached #40 and #51 nationally in U20 and U18.

Current rating

1868

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1798

All-time high

1868

at best
Jun 2026 · age 25

Activity

17

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#56,356

#56,356 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
60th South African 20-35 player
at age 25 · rated 1868
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1868
at age 25
Jun 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 24
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+326 Elo)
1454 → 1780
Mar 2024
2023
Crossed 1600
at age 22
Nov 2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 22
Nov 2023

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
2025 South African Open Chess Championships (B)
perf 2333 (+489) · 9.5/10 · #2
Top opponent
vs Providence OatlhotseIM 2,258
2026 KZN Open Chess Championships (A) · May 2026 · +8.1 Elo
Evolution
+102
1766 → 1868
Tournaments
2
24 games
Score
14/ 2458.3%
16W4D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 KZN Open Chess Championships (A)
Swiss
May 20264.5/6#202144+24.2
2025 South African Open Chess Championships (B)
Open Swiss
Jun 20259.5/10#22333+78.2

Rankings

/
South Africa
#140
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#1,738
in continent
World
#56,355
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
South Africa
1
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2,408
2
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2,386
3
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2,312
4
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2,295
5
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2,293
6
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2,284
7
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2,277
8
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2,268
9
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2,245
10
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2,237
...
140🇿🇦Mthembu, Prince1,868
Africa
1
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2,628
2
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2,581
3
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2,502
4
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2,493
5
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2,464
6
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2,453
7
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2,443
8
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2,437
9
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2,425
10
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2,412
...
1738🇿🇦Mthembu, Prince1,868
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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56355🇿🇦Mthembu, Prince1,868