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Mlambo, Ishmael

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FIDEFIDE 14355086· Male· South Africa· Born in 2007

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Ishmael Mlambo, a 19-year-old South African player, is rated 1870. He has slipped back 39 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year. Recent appearance: 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Championship). Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz)) recently. His peak of 1909 was reached at age 18 (Jun 2025); he also reached South African #87 in Oct 2024.

At junior level, he reached #12, #6 and #9 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.

Current rating

1870

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1893

All-time high

1909

−39 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 18

Activity

14

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#55,831

#55,831 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2026
12th South African U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1869
Jan 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
All-time peak 1909
at age 18 · −39 from today
Jun 2025
2024
Peak South African rank: #87
at age 17 · rated 1880
Oct 2024
6th South African U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1880
Jun 2024
Best 12-month gain (+456 Elo)
1424 → 1880
Jun 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Banele MhangoFM 2,228
2026 Silver Lakes Chess Club Open (A) · Mar 2026 · +7.7 Elo
Evolution
-39
1909 → 1870
Tournaments
1
13 games
Score
3/ 1323.1%
5W3D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Championship)
Open Swiss
Jun 20253/8#411829-39.2
Worst Elo result: 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Championship) (-39.2 Elo, finished #41).

Rankings

/
South Africa
#137
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#1,720
in continent
World
#55,830
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
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South Africa
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3
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4
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5
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2,293
6
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2,284
7
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2,277
8
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2,268
9
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2,245
10
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2,237
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137🇿🇦Mlambo, Ishmael1,870
Africa
1
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2,628
2
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2,581
3
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2,502
4
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5
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2,464
6
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2,453
7
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2,443
8
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2,437
9
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2,425
10
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2,412
...
1720🇿🇦Mlambo, Ishmael1,870
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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4
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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9
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55830🇿🇦Mlambo, Ishmael1,870