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Sonti, Kamvalethu
🇿🇦FIDE 14361566· Male· South Africa· Born in 2010
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Kamvalethu Sonti, a 16-year-old South African player, is rated 1477. He has fluctuated between 1429 and 1530 over the past 2 years. 60 rated games in the past year (≈54/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include NMBCU Trials 6 2026 (U20-Open), NMBCU Trials 5 2026 (U18), and NMBCU Trials 4 2026 (U18). His peak of 1530 was reached at age 15 (Mar 2025).
At junior level, he reached #81 nationally in U16.
Current rating
1477
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1530
−53 pts below
Mar 2025 · age 15
Mar 2025 · age 15
Activity
51
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
49 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#194,440
#194,440 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2025
81st South African U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1530
Mar 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 15
Mar 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 15
Mar 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 15
Mar 2025
All-time peak 1530
at age 15 · −53 from today
Mar 2025
First FIDE rating
1530 · at age 15
Mar 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+12
1465 → 1477
Tournaments
12
65 games
Score
32/ 6549.2%
15W34D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsJaeden De Jager1,454·Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Individual Chess Championship 2025 (U16B)·R6·-18.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/4 | #7 | 1869 | -2.0 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/5 | #4 | 1592 | +36.4 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/5 | #11 | 1620 | -2.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/3 | #18 | 1644 | -32.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/4 | #13 | 1655 | -1.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/4 | #6 | 1736 | +16.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/1 | #12 | 2285 | +23.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/4 | #33 | 1630 | +26.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 2.5/3 | #72 | 1865 | -15.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/4 | #19 | 1697 | -4.0 |
Worst Elo result: Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Individual Chess Championship 2025 (U16B) (-35.6 Elo, finished #12).
Most-Played Opponents
vsNathan Brown
🇿🇦RSA·1467
+0 −1 =6
7 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsShaunwin Cona
🇿🇦RSA·1403
+1 −2 =3
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsSaud Ackerdien
🇿🇦RSA·1693
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsDeacon Dugmore
🇿🇦RSA·1641
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsJaydon Murray
🇿🇦RSA·1675
+0 −2 =3
5 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
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South Africa
#1,519
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#8,289
in continent
World
#194,352
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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