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Ramaboa, Thando
🇿🇦FIDE 14365111· Male· South Africa· Born in 2010
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Thando Ramaboa, a 16-year-old South African player, is rated 1594 — just 19 short of his peak of 1613 (May 2026, age 16). He is on a breakout run, having gained +140 Elo over the past 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Spartans Bishops Tournament 2026 (Knights), 2026 South African Junior Closed (U16 Boys), and 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U16 Open).
At junior level, he reached #80 nationally in U16.
Current rating
1594
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1613
−19 pts below
May 2026 · age 16
May 2026 · age 16
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#149,277
#149,277 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
80th South African U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1613
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+159 Elo)
1454 → 1613
May 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 16
May 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 16
May 2026
All-time peak 1613
at age 16 · −19 from today
May 2026
2025
Crossed 1400
at age 15
Jul 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+140
1454 → 1594
Tournaments
5
35 games
Score
11/ 3531.4%
11W4D20L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsJoshua Haupt1,412·2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U16 Open Championship)·R5·-20.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 2/1 | #24 | 2435 | -18.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/9 | #24 | 1572 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/2 | #69 | 2370 | -1.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1.5/3 | #98 | 1521 | -43.2 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1/3 | #15 | 1361 | -12.8 |
Worst Elo result: 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U16 Open Championship) (-43.2 Elo, finished #98).
Rankings
/
South Africa
#946
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#6,202
in continent
World
#149,264
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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