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Dumakude, Nkululeko

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FIDEFIDE 14368412· Male· South Africa· Born in 2002

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Nkululeko Dumakude, a 24-year-old South African player, is rated 1737. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and took a 16-month break between Jan 2024 and Jun 2025. Recent appearance: 2026 MCA Welcome Tshwane (A). His peak of 1787 was reached at age 22 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1737

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1787

−50 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 22

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#97,069

#97,069 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

7 entries
2024
98th South African 20-35 player
at age 22 · rated 1787
Oct 2024
All-time peak 1787
at age 22 · −50 from today
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 22
Jan 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 22
Jan 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 22
Jan 2024
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1645 → returned at 1766
Jan 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Thabang Mankga 1,882
2026 MCA Welcome Tshwane (A) · Jan 2026 · +7.9 Elo
Evolution
-29
1766 → 1737
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
1.5/ 530.0%
1W1D3L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsArthur Phala1,659·2026 MCA Welcome Tshwane (A)·R3·+15.6
2.[D]vsThabang Mankga1,882·2026 MCA Welcome Tshwane (A)·R4·+7.9
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsWilliam Jones1,738·2026 MCA Welcome Tshwane (A)·R5·-19.9
2.[L]vsHayley NelWCM1,823·2026 MCA Welcome Tshwane (A)·R2·-15.1
3.[L]vsLindokuhle Xulu1,929·2026 MCA Welcome Tshwane (A)·R1·-10.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 MCA Welcome Tshwane (A)
Swiss
Jan 20261.5/5#361659-29.2
Worst Elo result: 2026 MCA Welcome Tshwane (A) (-29.2 Elo, finished #36).

Rankings

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South Africa
#377
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#3,555
in continent
World
#97,067
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
South Africa
1
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2
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3
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2,312
4
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2,295
5
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2,293
6
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2,284
7
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2,277
8
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2,268
9
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2,245
10
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2,237
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377🇿🇦Dumakude, Nkululeko1,737
Africa
1
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2,628
2
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2,581
3
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2,502
4
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2,493
5
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2,464
6
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2,453
7
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2,443
8
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2,437
9
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2,425
10
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2,412
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3555🇿🇦Dumakude, Nkululeko1,737
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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