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Buba, Vukile
🇿🇦FIDE 14339161· Male· South Africa· Born in 2002
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Vukile Buba, a 24-year-old South African player, is rated 1760 — just 23 short of his peak of 1783 (Jun 2025, age 23). He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 23 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent appearances: Chess Power House Aug Open (A) and 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Championship). He took a 19-month break between Mar 2022 and Nov 2023.
At junior level, he reached #22 and #51 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1760
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1696
All-time high
1783
−23 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 23
Jun 2025 · age 23
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#89,176
#89,176 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
All-time peak 1783
at age 23 · −23 from today
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+413 Elo)
1358 → 1771
Aug 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 22
Aug 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 22
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 22
Mar 2024
2023
Crossed 1400
at age 21
Nov 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-23
1783 → 1760
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
3.5/ 1035.0%
2W3D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsCalvin Nicholas Jacobs1,905·2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Championship)·R2·-6.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/5 | #13 | 1707 | -8.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 1/5 | #44 | 1663 | -14.0 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#312
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#3,158
in continent
World
#89,174
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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