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Masoka, Lwando
🇿🇦FIDE 14353040· Male· South Africa· Born in 2006
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Lwando Masoka, a 20-year-old South African player, is rated 1742 — just 1 short of his peak of 1743 (Nov 2025, age 19). He is on a steady climb with +36 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent appearances: STEINITZ CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 (Championship) and Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (B). He took a 24-month break between Oct 2023 and Nov 2025.
At junior level, he reached #31, #12 and #12 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1742
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1743
−1 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 19
Nov 2025 · age 19
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#95,328
#95,328 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
31st South African U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1743
Nov 2025
All-time peak 1743
at age 19 · −1 from today
Nov 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+301 Elo)
1405 → 1706
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 18
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 1510 → returned at 1743
Oct 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+36
1706 → 1742
Tournaments
2
15 games
Score
9/ 1560.0%
8W2D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/6 | #21 | 1742 | -0.8 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 6.5/9 | #8 | 1863 | +37.0 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#362
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#3,463
in continent
World
#95,326
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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