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Mdlalose, Moses
🇿🇦FIDE 14350033· Male· South Africa· Born in 2001
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Moses Mdlalose, a 25-year-old South African player, is rated 1687. He has slipped back 32 Elo over the past 12 months. 33 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kraaifontein Open Chess Championships 2025 (Championship), Western Cape Women's Chess Championship 2025 (Advanced), and Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (B). Also played 1 blitz event (including Moja Chess Extravaganza 2026 (Blitz)) recently. He took a 13-month break between Sep 2023 and Nov 2024. His peak of 1802 was reached at age 23 (Nov 2024).
Current rating
1687
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1662
All-time high
1802
−115 pts below
Nov 2024 · age 23
Nov 2024 · age 23
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
33 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#114,673
#114,673 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 24
Feb 2025
2024
98th South African 20-35 player
at age 23 · rated 1802
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+323 Elo)
1479 → 1802
Nov 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 23
Nov 2024
All-time peak 1802
at age 23 · −115 from today
Nov 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 23
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-32
1719 → 1687
Tournaments
5
40 games
Score
22/ 4055.0%
20W4D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/7 | #86 | 1744 | +11.8 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/5 | #29 | 1512 | -22.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/4 | #16 | 2502 | -1.6 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 7/11 | #5 | 1662 | -12.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 7/6 | #109 | 2602 | -6.4 |
Worst Elo result: Kraaifontein Open Chess Championships 2025 (Championship) (-22.6 Elo, finished #29).
Rankings
/
South Africa
#543
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#4,437
in continent
World
#114,669
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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