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Mnyasta, Tezihano
🇿🇦FIDE 14339447· Male· South Africa· Born in 2005
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Tezihano Mnyasta, a 21-year-old South African player, is rated 1997 — just 8 short of his peak of 2005 (Oct 2025, age 20) and sitting in the top 3% of South African players. He is on a steady climb with +42 Elo over the past 12 months. 69 rated games in the past year (≈50/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CHESS ELEVATION SERIES 202605 (Level 6), Kraaifontein Open Chess Championships 2025 (Championship), and UCT OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 (Championship). Also played 4 rapid (including Cape Winelands Open Rapid 2026 (Championship)) and 1 blitz events (including Royal Alphas Chess Club 2025 (Invitational Championship Blitz)) recently. He reached South African #37 in Nov 2024.
At junior level, he reached #4, #4, #25 and #19 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1997
Standard
Rpd1938·Blz1828
All-time high
2005
−8 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 20
Oct 2025 · age 20
Activity
79
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
55 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#57 · South African players · of 1,804
Career timeline
15 entries2025
Crossed 2000
at age 20
Oct 2025
All-time peak 2005
at age 20 · −8 from today
Oct 2025
2024
Peak South African rank: #37
at age 19 · rated 1997
Nov 2024
4th South African U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1997
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 19
Feb 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+42
1955 → 1997
Tournaments
7
58 games
Score
31.5/ 5854.3%
31W9D18L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsBhekinkosi Mgobhozi2,057·2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Championship)·R10·+11.9
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/9 | #24 | 1968 | -6.4 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/5 | #2 | 1907 | -9.6 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/5 | #9 | 1887 | -11.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/6 | #2 | 2096 | +14.4 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/5 | #2 | 2640 | +13.6 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 6/10 | #29 | 1960 | -18.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6.5/10 | #12 | 2087 | +35.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsCharlton Mnyasta
🇿🇦RSA·2206
+3 −14 =2
19 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsJiraan Braaf
🇿🇦RSA·1889
+4 −7 =4
15 games·last met May 2026
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vsMatfey RogovFM
🇷🇺RUS·2369
+0 −11 =1
12 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsReegan PalmerCM
🇿🇦RSA·2090
+5 −4 =2
11 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsTimofey Rogov
🇷🇺RUS·1983
+7 −3 =1
11 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
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South Africa
#57
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#666
in continent
World
#27,972
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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