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Mathe, Thabang

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FIDEFIDE 14380072· Male· South Africa· Born in 2007

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Thabang Mathe, a 19-year-old South African player, is rated 1532. He has slipped back 50 Elo over the past 12 months. 47 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2026 KSNG Open Chess Tournament (B), 2026 Mid Gauteng Open Chess Tournament (B), and 2026 South African Junior Closed (U20 Boys). His peak of 1621 was reached at age 18 (Apr 2025).

At junior level, he reached #83 and #70 nationally in U20 and U18.

Current rating

1532

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1621

−89 pts below
Apr 2025 · age 18

Activity

45

games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo

47 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#172,387

#172,387 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

9 entries
2026
83rd South African U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1597
Feb 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
70th South African U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1621
Apr 2025
Best 12-month gain (+198 Elo)
1423 → 1621
Apr 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 18
Apr 2025
All-time peak 1621
at age 18 · −89 from today
Apr 2025

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
2025 Elise Steenkamp Open Chess Tournament (Queen)
perf 1680 (+121) · 4.5/6 · #8
Top opponent
vs Kamogelo Seloane 1,655
2026 Silver Lakes Chess Club Open (B) · Mar 2026 · +12.2 Elo
Evolution
-2
1534 → 1532
Tournaments
9
48 games
Score
26/ 4854.2%
21W10D17L

Last 12 months — tournaments

9 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 KSNG Open Chess Tournament (B)
Swiss
Apr 20263.5/4#101838-0.6
2026 Mid Gauteng Open Chess Tournament (B)
Swiss
Apr 20262/5#131474-17.2
2026 South African Junior Closed (U20 Boys)
Open Swiss
Mar 20261/6#241367-42.2
2026 Silver Lakes Chess Club Open (B)
Swiss
Mar 20263/4#141770-1.6
2026 Piet Robbertse Open Chess Tournament (B)
Swiss
Feb 20261/2#161484-4.6
Worst Elo result: 2026 South African Junior Closed (U20 Boys) (-42.2 Elo, finished #24).

Rankings

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South Africa
#1,251
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#7,238
in continent
World
#172,351
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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10
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1251🇿🇦Mathe, Thabang1,532
Africa
1
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2
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8
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9
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10
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