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Mnyasta, Charlton
🇿🇦FIDE 14343371· Male· South Africa· Born in 2005
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Charlton Mnyasta, a 21-year-old South African player, is rated 2206 — his current career high and ranked 15th among South African players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +34 Elo over the past 12 months. 81 rated games in the past year (≈71/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 South African Closed Chess Championships (Open), Kraaifontein Open Chess Championships 2025 (Championship), and COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - Open Event. Also played 4 rapid (including Hermanus Chess Club Open 2026 (Championship)) and 1 blitz events (including COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - Blitz Open Event) recently. He reached South African #12 in Oct 2024.
At junior level, he reached #1, #1 and #4 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2206
Standard
Rpd2115·Blz2104
All-time high
2206
at best
Jun 2026 · age 21
Jun 2026 · age 21
Activity
82
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
67 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#15
#15 · South African players · of 1,804
Career timeline
13 entries2026
Crossed 2200
at age 21
Jun 2026
All-time peak 2206
at age 21
Jun 2026
2024
Peak South African rank: #12
at age 19 · rated 2187
Oct 2024
1st South African U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2187
Sep 2024
7-month rising streak
+93 Elo
Jun 2024
Crossed 2100
at age 19
Jan 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+34
2172 → 2206
Tournaments
9
76 games
Score
48.5/ 7663.8%
45W16D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jun 2026 | 5.5/6 | #1 | 2274 | +9.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #11 | 2245 | +12.8 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 6.5/11 | #4 | 2281 | +37.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/5 | #5 | 2087 | -4.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/9 | #11 | 2152 | +2.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/6 | #1 | 2127 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5/8 | #9 | 2016 | -34.2 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/5 | #3 | 2284 | -3.6 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 7.5/9 | #6 | 2290 | +26.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMatfey RogovFM
🇷🇺RUS·2369
+7 −14 =3
24 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsTezihano Mnyasta
🇿🇦RSA·1997
+14 −3 =3
20 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsJiraan Braaf
🇿🇦RSA·1889
+10 −1 =2
13 games·last met May 2026
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vsReegan PalmerCM
🇿🇦RSA·2090
+6 −2 =3
11 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsWaylon Brander
🇿🇦RSA·1953
+4 −2 =3
9 games·last met Apr 2025
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Rankings
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South Africa
#15
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#108
in continent
World
#7,852
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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