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Manukuza, Thandokuhle
🇿🇦FIDE 14368170· Male· South Africa· Born in 1999
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Thandokuhle Manukuza, a 27-year-old South African player, is rated 1608. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and took a 12-month break between Jan 2024 and Feb 2025. Recent appearance: 2026 Umhlanga Chess Club Open (Open). His peak of 1673 was reached at age 26 (Feb 2025).
Current rating
1608
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1673
−65 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 26
Feb 2025 · age 26
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#143,920
#143,920 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+277 Elo)
1396 → 1673
Feb 2025
All-time peak 1673
at age 26 · −65 from today
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 25
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 25
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 25
Mar 2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1396 → returned at 1673
Jan 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-62
1670 → 1608
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
5/ 1050.0%
5W0D5L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/1 | #15 | 2467 | -17.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #36 | 2434 | -43.6 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#882
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#5,933
in continent
World
#143,909
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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