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Sehularo, Kganya
🇿🇦FIDE 14377055· Male· South Africa· Born in 2008
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Kganya Sehularo, a 18-year-old South African player, is rated 1881 — just 14 short of his peak of 1895 (Mar 2026, age 18) and ranked 10th among South African players under 18. He is on a breakout run, having gained +144 Elo over the past 12 months. 65 rated games in the past year (≈50/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 South African Junior Closed (U18 Boys), 16th AFRICAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 UNDER 18 OPEN, and COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - U18 Open Event. Also played 1 rapid (including LPCA-YOFOSO ACADEMY RAPID TOURNAMENT -OPEN SECTION) and 3 blitz events (including COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - Blitz Youth Event) recently.
At junior level, he reached #13 and #24 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1881
Standard
Rpd1802·Blz1665
All-time high
1895
−14 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 18
Mar 2026 · age 18
Activity
48
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
65 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#10
#10 · South African players under 18 · of 305
Career timeline
9 entries2026
All-time peak 1895
at age 18 · −14 from today
Mar 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 17
Dec 2025
13th South African U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1893
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 17
Oct 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 17
Jun 2025
Best 12-month gain (+296 Elo)
1360 → 1656
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+55
1826 → 1881
Tournaments
8
67 games
Score
35.5/ 6753.0%
37W12D18L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/9 | #6 | 1843 | -14.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/7 | #19 | 2194 | +28.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/8 | #8 | 1964 | -25.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/6 | #12 | 2094 | +77.2 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/5 | #4 | 1797 | +10.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 1935 | +22.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5.5/10 | #29 | 1727 | -48.4 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3.5/4 | #4 | 2090 | +4.8 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#134
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#1,599
in continent
World
#52,947
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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