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Sahluko, Emihle
🇿🇦FIDE 14377217· Male· South Africa· Born in 2001
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Emihle Sahluko, a 25-year-old South African player, is rated 1598 — just 21 short of his peak of 1619 (May 2024, age 23). He is progressing steadily with +31 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include EC Students league 2025 (Open), Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Individual Chess Championship 2025 (Open), and Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Team Chess Championship 2025 (U20 and Open).
Current rating
1598
Standard
Rpd1547·Blz—
All-time high
1619
−21 pts below
May 2024 · age 23
May 2024 · age 23
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#147,797
#147,797 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+60 Elo)
1540 → 1600
Oct 2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 24
Sep 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 24
Aug 2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 24
May 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 23
May 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 23
May 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+31
1567 → 1598
Tournaments
3
19 games
Score
9/ 1947.4%
11W0D8L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMzwanele Phetshe1,655·Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Individual Chess Championship 2025 (Open)·R6·+11.8
2.[W]vsLikhona Bonani1,632·Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Team Chess Championship 2025 (U20 and Open)·R3·+11.1
3.[W]vsJacinto Kapp1,591·Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Team Chess Championship 2025 (U20 and Open)·R4·+9.9
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsOlwethu Mzizi1,458·Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Individual Chess Championship 2025 (Open)·R5·-13.7
3.[L]vsUnathi Mokitimi1,614·Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Individual Chess Championship 2025 (Open)·R4·-9.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/3 | #6 | 2361 | +7.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/4 | #14 | 1892 | -10.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2/3 | #4 | 1795 | +37.2 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#925
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#6,132
in continent
World
#147,784
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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