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Nkogatse, Phafane

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FIDEFIDE 14372827· Male· South Africa· Born in 2005

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Phafane Nkogatse, a 21-year-old South African player, is rated 1650. He is on a steady climb with +33 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent appearances: West Rand Open 2026 (Open) and 2025 JMCA Open Chess Tournament (B). His peak of 1684 was reached at age 20 (Dec 2025).

At junior level, he reached #48 nationally in U20.

Current rating

1650

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1684

−34 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 20

Activity

24

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#128,200

#128,200 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

8 entries
2025
Best 12-month gain (+130 Elo)
1554 → 1684
Dec 2025
All-time peak 1684
at age 20 · −34 from today
Dec 2025
48th South African U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1683
Oct 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 20
Jul 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 20
May 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 20
Feb 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Edward White 1,477
West Rand Open 2026 (Open) · Feb 2026 · +5.2 Elo
Evolution
-33
1683 → 1650
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
2.5/ 550.0%
2W1D2L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsEdward White1,477·West Rand Open 2026 (Open)·R4·+5.2
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsTrevor Mutsambwa1,502·West Rand Open 2026 (Open)·R3·-14.2
2.[L]vsOageng Dikane1,614·West Rand Open 2026 (Open)·R2·-11.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
West Rand Open 2026 (Open)
Swiss
Feb 20262.5/4#161625-25.0
Worst Elo result: West Rand Open 2026 (Open) (-25.0 Elo, finished #16).

Rankings

/
South Africa
#682
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#5,118
in continent
World
#128,194
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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682🇿🇦Nkogatse, Phafane1,650
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
...
5118🇿🇦Nkogatse, Phafane1,650
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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