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Dlamini, Njabulo
🇿🇦FIDE 14358271· Male· South Africa· Born in 2003
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Njabulo Dlamini, a 23-year-old South African player, is rated 1586. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 13 months (2022–2023) and 12 months (2023–2024). Recent appearances: Kraaifontein Open Chess Championships 2025 (Advanced) and UCT OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 (Advanced). Also played 1 rapid event (including 4th Curro Durbanville Rapid Open 2025 (Advanced)) recently. His peak of 1655 was reached at age 21 (Nov 2024).
At junior level, he reached #39 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1586
Standard
Rpd1587·Blz—
All-time high
1655
−69 pts below
Nov 2024 · age 21
Nov 2024 · age 21
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#152,333
#152,333 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+379 Elo)
1276 → 1655
Nov 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 21
Nov 2024
All-time peak 1655
at age 21 · −69 from today
Nov 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 21
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 21
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1276 → returned at 1655
Oct 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-69
1655 → 1586
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
6.5/ 1065.0%
6W1D3L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/4 | #22 | 1823 | -52.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/2 | #30 | 2297 | -16.8 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#988
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#6,356
in continent
World
#152,318
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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