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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 1619 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +45 Elo over the past 12 months. 53 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include NMBCU Trials 6 2026 (U20-Open), NMBCU Trials 5 2026 (U20-Open), and NMBCU Trials 4 2026 (U20-Open). Also played 1 rapid event recently.
At junior level, he reached #72, #86 and #88 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1619
Standard
Rpd1601·Blz1469
All-time high
1619
at best
Jun 2026 · age 19
Jun 2026 · age 19
Activity
31
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
49 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#139,719
#139,719 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
72nd South African U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1619
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 19
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1619
at age 19
Jun 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
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+15
1604 → 1619
Tournaments
13
68 games
Score
40/ 6858.8%
29W22D17L
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
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 4/5 | #4 | 1855 | +12.0 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 3/4 | #3 | 1804 | +1.4 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/5 | #2 | 1608 | +6.2 |
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 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #36 | 1506 | -19.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/2 | #11 | 2297 | +14.0 |
Worst Elo result: Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Individual Chess Championship 2025 (U20B) (-24.8 Elo, finished #11).
Most-Played Opponents
vsIsmaeel Lagardien
🇿🇦RSA·1854
+0 −10 =3
13 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsNeathan PeterCM
🇿🇦RSA·1978
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsUsemhle Mtshekexe
🇿🇦RSA·1582
+0 −0 =5
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsCaleb Lippstreu
FID·1506
+3 −0 =2
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsKeaton Pienaar
🇿🇦RSA·1559
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
South Africa
#831
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#5,709
in continent
World
#139,710
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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