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Bonani, Likhona
🇿🇦FIDE 14364417· Male· South Africa· Born in 2003
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Likhona Bonani, a 23-year-old South African player, is rated 1724 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +92 Elo over the past 12 months. 32 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (Adults), 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (Adults), and Eastern Cape Closed 2025 (Adult).
At junior level, he reached #28 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1724
Standard
Rpd1615·Blz—
All-time high
1724
at best
Feb 2026 · age 23
Feb 2026 · age 23
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#101,477
#101,477 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
All-time peak 1724
at age 23
Feb 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+296 Elo)
1352 → 1648
Feb 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 22
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 21
Aug 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 21
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 21
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+92
1632 → 1724
Tournaments
6
34 games
Score
25/ 3473.5%
23W4D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsEmihle Sahluko1,567·Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Team Chess Championship 2025 (U20 and Open)·R3·-12.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/4 | #10 | 2620 | +24.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 5/5 | #7 | 2424 | +23.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/6 | #3 | 1744 | +12.4 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/4 | #4 | 2380 | +0.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/5 | #4 | 1908 | +33.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/3 | #8 | 2485 | -0.4 |
Hot streak: 5 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
Rankings
/
South Africa
#421
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#3,761
in continent
World
#101,475
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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