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Vundla, Mthandazo

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FIDEFIDE 14339951· Male· South Africa· Born in 2001

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Mthandazo Vundla, a 25-year-old South African player, is rated 1844 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +41 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Also played 1 blitz event (including MIDDELBURG COUNTRY CLUB RAPID & BLITZ 2026) recently. He took a 16-month break between Sep 2021 and Feb 2023. He reached South African #88 in Apr 2022.

At junior level, he reached #12 and #9 nationally in U20 and U18.

Current rating

1844

Standard

Rpd1845·Blz1802

All-time high

1844

at best
Jun 2026 · age 25

Activity

10

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#63,124

#63,124 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
All-time peak 1844
at age 25
Jun 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+107 Elo)
1727 → 1834
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 23
Mar 2024
2022
Peak South African rank: #88
at age 21 · rated 1723
Apr 2022
2021
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1723 → returned at 1727
Sep 2021
2020
12th South African U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1736
Oct 2020

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
Moja Chess Extravaganza 2026 (B)
perf 1970 (+126) · 6.5/9 · #8
Top opponent
vs Simamnkele Hemeni 1,890
Moja Chess Extravaganza 2026 (B) · Apr 2026 · +1.3 Elo
Evolution
+41
1803 → 1844
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
6.5/ 972.2%
6W1D2L
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsJoao FarisseCM1,971·Moja Chess Extravaganza 2026 (B)·R9·-6.5
2.[L]vsLutho Mfazwe1,974·Moja Chess Extravaganza 2026 (B)·R2·-6.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Moja Chess Extravaganza 2026 (B)
Open Swiss
Apr 20266.5/9#81970+40.6

Rankings

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South Africa
#172
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#2,022
in continent
World
#63,123
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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1
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