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Ngobeni, Njabulo
🇿🇦FIDE 14380099· Male· South Africa· Born in 2006
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Njabulo Ngobeni, a 20-year-old South African player, is rated 1641 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +75 Elo over the past 12 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Centurion Mall Open Chess Tournament (B), 2026 Mid Gauteng Open Chess Tournament (B), and 2026 South African Junior Closed (U20 Boys).
At junior level, he reached #64 and #47 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1641
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1472
All-time high
1641
at best
Jun 2026 · age 20
Jun 2026 · age 20
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#131,581
#131,581 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
64th South African U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1641
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1641
at age 20
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 20
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+82 Elo)
1514 → 1596
Jan 2026
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2025
2024
47th South African U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1630
Apr 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+56
1585 → 1641
Tournaments
4
29 games
Score
14/ 2948.3%
16W5D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 4/3 | #5 | 2378 | +27.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/4 | #8 | 1629 | +4.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/8 | #10 | 1658 | +14.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/3 | #11 | 2334 | +10.2 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
South Africa
#727
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#5,302
in continent
World
#131,575
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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