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Gondwe, Prosper
🇿🇦FIDE 14356368· Male· South Africa· Born in 2011
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Prosper Gondwe, a 15-year-old South African player, is rated 1607 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +26 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈33/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Lubowski Open Chess Tournament (B), 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (B), and 2025 Elise Steenkamp Open Chess Tournament (King).
At junior level, he reached #90, #28 and #24 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1607
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1607
at best
May 2026 · age 15
May 2026 · age 15
Activity
32
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#144,279
#144,279 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
90th South African U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1607
May 2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 15
May 2026
All-time peak 1607
at age 15
May 2026
2025
28th South African U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1600
Mar 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 14
Mar 2025
7-month rising streak
+85 Elo
Mar 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+36
1571 → 1607
Tournaments
2
21 games
Score
10.5/ 2150.0%
13W5D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/4 | #3 | 2354 | +62.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6/3 | #154 | 2469 | -26.4 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#889
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#5,954
in continent
World
#144,268
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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