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Cele, Simlindile

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FIDEFIDE 14381559· Male· South Africa· Born in 2002

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Simlindile Cele, a 24-year-old South African player, is rated 1647. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and took a 17-month break between Dec 2023 and Jun 2025. Recent appearance: 2025 Umhlanga Open. His peak of 1740 was reached at age 22 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1647

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1740

−93 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 22

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#129,345

#129,345 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

7 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+168 Elo)
1572 → 1740
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 22
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1740
at age 22 · −93 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1566 → returned at 1698
Dec 2023
Crossed 1500
at age 21
Oct 2023
Crossed 1400
at age 21
Oct 2023

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Phindile Marema 1,700
2025 Umhlanga Open · Aug 2025 · +3.0 Elo
Evolution
-51
1698 → 1647
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
3/ 650.0%
2W2D2L
Top 2 wins
1.[D]vsPhindile Marema1,700·2025 Umhlanga Open·R6·+3.0
2.[D]vsSamkele Mzimela1,653·2025 Umhlanga Open·R5·+0.3
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsLubanzi Makaula1,608·2025 Umhlanga Open·R4·-22.2
2.[L]vsMpendulo Cele1,624·2025 Umhlanga Open·R3·-21.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025 Umhlanga Open
Swiss
Aug 20253/4#81837-50.8
Worst Elo result: 2025 Umhlanga Open (-50.8 Elo, finished #8).

Rankings

/
South Africa
#696
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#5,182
in continent
World
#129,339
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
South Africa
1
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2
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3
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2,312
4
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2,295
5
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2,293
6
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2,284
7
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2,277
8
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2,268
9
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2,245
10
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2,237
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Africa
1
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2,628
2
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2,581
3
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2,502
4
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2,493
5
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2,464
6
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2,453
7
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2,443
8
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2,437
9
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2,425
10
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2,412
...
5182🇿🇦Cele, Simlindile1,647
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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129339🇿🇦Cele, Simlindile1,647