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Mxenge, Afika
🇿🇦FIDE 14350530· Male· South Africa· Born in 2000
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Afika Mxenge, a 26-year-old South African player, is rated 1536. He has held steady between 1500 and 1550 for 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Chess Power House Boksburg Open (A), Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Individual Chess Championship 2025 (Open), and Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Team Chess Championship 2025 (U20 and Open). His peak of 1621 was reached at age 24 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1536
Standard
Rpd1542·Blz—
All-time high
1621
−85 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 24
Mar 2024 · age 24
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#170,872
#170,872 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
7 entries2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 24
Apr 2024
Best 12-month gain (+287 Elo)
1334 → 1621
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 24
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 24
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 24
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1621
at age 24 · −85 from today
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-9
1545 → 1536
Tournaments
4
19 games
Score
10.5/ 1955.3%
9W3D7L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsDiego Swanepoel1,481·Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Individual Chess Championship 2025 (Open)·R5·+8.1
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsVianco Freeman1,737·Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Individual Chess Championship 2025 (Open)·R6·-5.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/3 | #18 | 1905 | -9.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2/3 | #12 | 1811 | +0.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/2 | #7 | 2331 | +9.2 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2.5/4 | #6 | 1654 | -7.8 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,229
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#7,168
in continent
World
#170,840
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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