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Gcwabe, Othandwayo
🇿🇦FIDE 14370336· Male· South Africa· Born in 2007
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Othandwayo Gcwabe, a 19-year-old South African player, is rated 1599 — just 5 short of his peak of 1604 (Jul 2025, age 18). He is on a steady climb with +41 Elo over the past 12 months. 39 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 NMBCU Trials 3 (U20-Open), EC Open 2026 (U16-U20 Boys), and 2026 NMBCU Trials 2 (U20). Also played 1 rapid event recently.
At junior level, he reached #83, #86 and #88 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1599
Standard
Rpd1601·Blz1469
All-time high
1604
−5 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 18
Jul 2025 · age 18
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
39 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#146,786
#146,786 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2026
83rd South African U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1599
May 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 18
Oct 2025
86th South African U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1604
Jul 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 18
Jul 2025
All-time peak 1604
at age 18 · −5 from today
Jul 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+25
1574 → 1599
Tournaments
12
68 games
Score
37.5/ 6855.1%
31W19D18L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsBongolethu Damse1,514·Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Individual Chess Championship 2025 (U20B)·R2·-24.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
top 10 of 12| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/3 | #1 | 2466 | +10.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/5 | #5 | 2413 | +26.4 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/4 | #2 | 1860 | +21.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/2 | #11 | 2421 | -23.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1.5/3 | #19 | 1659 | -15.6 |
Worst Elo result: Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Individual Chess Championship 2025 (U20B) (-24.8 Elo, finished #11).
Rankings
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South Africa
#927
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#6,009
in continent
World
#146,773
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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