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Ilenikhena, Basil
🇿🇦FIDE 14357143· Male· South Africa· Born in 1989
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Basil Ilenikhena, a 37-year-old South African player, is rated 1742. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and took a 16-month break between Jul 2024 and Dec 2025. Recent appearances: NCF North Central Zone Monthly Classical Chess Tournament and 2nd ABUJA CLOSED CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS. His peak of 1822 was reached at age 35 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1742
Standard
Rpd1817·Blz—
All-time high
1822
−80 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 35
Mar 2024 · age 35
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#95,328
#95,328 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2025
20th South African 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 1803
Jun 2025
2024
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1803 → returned at 1761
Jul 2024
Best 12-month gain (+100 Elo)
1703 → 1803
Jun 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 35
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1822
at age 35 · −80 from today
Mar 2024
2023
70th South African 20-35 player
at age 34 · rated 1703
Oct 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-61
1803 → 1742
Tournaments
2
8 games
Score
2.5/ 831.3%
2W1D5L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/2 | #28 | 2774 | -19.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0/3 | #17 | 1116 | -42.0 |
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
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