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Mxenge, Afika

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FIDEFIDE 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 13 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

Activity

21

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

#171,773

#171,773 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

7 entries
2024
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

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Unathi Mokitimi 1,614
Amathole Closed Chess Championship 2025 (Open) · Jun 2025 · +2.0 Elo
Evolution
-9
1545 → 1536
Tournaments
4
19 games
Score
10.5/ 1955.3%
9W3D7L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Chess Power House Boksburg Open (A)
Swiss
Mar 20262.5/3#181905-9.8
Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Individual Chess Championship 2025 (Open)
Open Swiss
Jul 20252/3#121811+0.4
Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Team Chess Championship 2025 (U20 and Open)
Open Swiss
Jul 20253.5/2#72331+9.2
Amathole Closed Chess Championship 2025 (Open)
Swiss
Jun 20252.5/4#61654-7.8

Most-Played Opponents

vsRomeo Tokoyi
🇿🇦RSA·1779
+1 −7 =2
10 games·last met Jun 2025
View head-to-head →
vsSibabalwe ZENANI
🇿🇦RSA·1485
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Oct 2024
View head-to-head →
vsEmihle Sahluko
🇿🇦RSA·1598
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Apr 2025
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Rankings

/
South Africa
#1,227
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#7,286
in continent
World
#171,743
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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10
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1
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9
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10
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