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Songo, Divine
🇿🇦FIDE 14368633· Male· South Africa· Born in 2010
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Divine Songo, a 16-year-old South African player, is rated 1802. He is progressing steadily with +46 Elo over the past 12 months. 62 rated games in the past year (≈58/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Piet Robbertse Open Chess Tournament (A), 2026 Tshwane Chess Open Registration Tournament (A), and Gauteng Inter-Region 2025 at Emerald Resort (U16 Championship). His peak of 1872 was reached at age 16 (Jan 2026).
At junior level, he reached #7 and #8 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1802
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1872
−70 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 16
Jan 2026 · age 16
Activity
56
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
54 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#75,757
#75,757 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
7th South African U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1872
Jan 2026
All-time peak 1872
at age 16 · −70 from today
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 15
Aug 2025
100 career games
at age 15
Jun 2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 15
Apr 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+653 Elo)
1022 → 1675
Oct 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+20
1782 → 1802
Tournaments
9
84 games
Score
37/ 8444.0%
51W9D24L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #33 | 1796 | -2.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/5 | #16 | 1555 | -82.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/4 | #5 | — | +16.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 4/2 | #5 | 2339 | +10.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/5 | #2 | 2006 | +47.2 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/7 | #2 | 1785 | -18.8 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/5 | #3 | 1907 | +30.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6.5/10 | #18 | 1783 | +20.4 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/7 | #11 | 1830 | +26.8 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#236
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#2,548
in continent
World
#75,756
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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