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Tsabola, Bright
🇿🇦FIDE 14364018· Male· South Africa· Born in 2010
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Bright Tsabola, a 16-year-old South African player, is rated 1670. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (A). Also played 2 rapid events (including Salima rapid) recently. His peak of 1756 was reached at age 15 (Mar 2025).
At junior level, he reached #10 and #8 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1670
Standard
Rpd1813·Blz—
All-time high
1756
−86 pts below
Mar 2025 · age 15
Mar 2025 · age 15
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#120,738
#120,738 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2025
10th South African U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1756
Mar 2025
Best 12-month gain (+108 Elo)
1648 → 1756
Mar 2025
All-time peak 1756
at age 15 · −86 from today
Mar 2025
2024
8th South African U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1648
Apr 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 14
Apr 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 14
Apr 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-25
1695 → 1670
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
1/ 520.0%
1W0D4L
Top 1 win
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jul 2025 | 1/3 | #125 | 1541 | -24.8 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#600
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#4,747
in continent
World
#120,732
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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