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Macheka, Clayton
🇿🇦FIDE 14353067· Male· South Africa· Born in 2004
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Clayton Macheka, a 22-year-old South African player, is rated 1915 — just 8 short of his peak of 1923 (Nov 2025, age 21). He is progressing steadily with +52 Elo over the past 12 months. 34 rated games in the past year (≈49/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CHESS ELEVATION SERIES 202605 (Level 6), Kraaifontein Open Chess Championships 2025 (Championship), and Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (A). Also played 2 rapid events (including 4th Curro Durbanville Rapid Open 2025 (Championship)) recently. He reached South African #89 in Dec 2025.
At junior level, he reached #8 and #10 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1915
Standard
Rpd1870·Blz1772
All-time high
1923
−8 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 21
Nov 2025 · age 21
Activity
50
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#44,461
#44,461 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
Peak South African rank: #89
at age 21 · rated 1923
Dec 2025
All-time peak 1923
at age 21 · −8 from today
Nov 2025
2024
8th South African U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1876
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+209 Elo)
1628 → 1837
Sep 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 20
Jun 2024
100 career games
at age 20
Apr 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+52
1863 → 1915
Tournaments
4
30 games
Score
21/ 3070.0%
20W2D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7/9 | #5 | 2019 | +26.2 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/5 | #3 | 1924 | +3.6 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/5 | #15 | 1775 | -19.0 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 8.5/10 | #3 | 2124 | +60.4 |
Worst Elo result: Kraaifontein Open Chess Championships 2025 (Championship) (-19.0 Elo, finished #15).
Most-Played Opponents
vsJiraan Braaf
🇿🇦RSA·1889
+5 −3 =1
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsTimofey Rogov
🇷🇺RUS·1983
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met Mar 2032
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vsCharlton Mnyasta
🇿🇦RSA·2206
+0 −7 =0
7 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsBrooklyn Waguta
🇿🇦RSA·1843
+4 −0 =2
6 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsReegan PalmerCM
🇿🇦RSA·2090
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Oct 2024
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Rankings
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South Africa
#100
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#1,257
in continent
World
#44,460
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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