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Mzizi, Olwethu
🇿🇦FIDE 14364425· Male· South Africa· Born in 2003
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Olwethu Mzizi, a 23-year-old South African player, is rated 1438. He has held steady between 1400 and 1450 for 10 months. 23 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include EC Open 2026 (Open), Buffalo City Chess Clubs League 2025 (A), and EC Students league 2025 (Open). His peak of 1531 was reached at age 21 (Oct 2024).
Current rating
1438
Standard
Rpd1535·Blz—
All-time high
1531
−93 pts below
Oct 2024 · age 21
Oct 2024 · age 21
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#206,694
#206,694 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
7 entries2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 22
Jun 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 21
Oct 2024
All-time peak 1531
at age 21 · −93 from today
Oct 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 21
Apr 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 21
Apr 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 21
Apr 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-20
1458 → 1438
Tournaments
6
26 games
Score
11.5/ 2644.2%
11W1D14L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsEmihle Sahluko1,567·Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Individual Chess Championship 2025 (Open)·R5·+13.5
3.[W]vsDiego Swanepoel1,481·Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Team Chess Championship 2025 (U20 and Open)·R4·+11.1
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsAfika Mxenge1,545·Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Team Chess Championship 2025 (U20 and Open)·R3·-7.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/2 | #32 | 2732 | -3.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 0.5/2 | #23 | 1433 | -0.4 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/3 | #14 | 2399 | +2.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2/3 | #11 | 1787 | +5.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2/2 | #20 | 2313 | +3.2 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,635
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#8,658
in continent
World
#206,452
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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