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Ngobeni, Njabulo

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FIDEFIDE 14380099· Male· South Africa· Born in 2006

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Njabulo Ngobeni, a 20-year-old South African player, is rated 1614 — just 16 short of his peak of 1630 (Apr 2024, age 18). He is on a steady climb with +36 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Mid Gauteng Open Chess Tournament (B), 2026 South African Junior Closed (U20 Boys), and 2025 Alekhine Open Chess Tournament (B).

At junior level, he reached #77 and #47 nationally in U20 and U18.

Current rating

1614

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1472

All-time high

1630

−16 pts below
Apr 2024 · age 18

Activity

28

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#141,079

#141,079 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

10 entries
2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 20
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+82 Elo)
1514 → 1596
Jan 2026
2025
77th South African U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1595
Oct 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2025
2024
47th South African U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1630
Apr 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 18
Apr 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
2025 Elise Steenkamp Open Chess Tournament (Queen)
perf 2291 (+706) · 6/5 · #6
Top opponent
vs Daniel Budge 1,750
2026 South African Junior Closed (U20 Boys) · Mar 2026 · +3.7 Elo
Evolution
+48
1566 → 1614
Tournaments
4
31 games
Score
16/ 3151.6%
19W3D9L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Mid Gauteng Open Chess Tournament (B)
Swiss
Apr 20262.5/4#81629+4.0
2026 South African Junior Closed (U20 Boys)
Open Swiss
Mar 20264.5/8#101658+14.6
2025 Alekhine Open Chess Tournament (B)
Swiss
Sep 20253/3#112334+10.2
2025 Elise Steenkamp Open Chess Tournament (Queen)
Swiss
Jun 20256/5#62291+19.6
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

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South Africa
#849
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#5,714
in continent
World
#141,069
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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South Africa
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2
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3
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2,312
4
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2,293
4
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2,293
6
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2,291
7
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2,270
8
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2,258
9
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10
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2,245
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Africa
1
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2,627
2
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2,580
3
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2,502
4
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2,493
5
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2,467
6
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2,453
7
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2,442
8
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2,441
9
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2,414
10
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2,412
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World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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