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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 +104 Elo over the past 12 months. 32 rated games in the past year (≈25/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
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#101,331
#101,331 · players worldwide · of 216,808
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
Last 12 months — 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 |
Hot streak: 5 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
South Africa
#421
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#3,742
in continent
World
#101,330
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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