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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 14-month break between Mar 2024 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

7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#128,810

#128,810 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

7 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+174 Elo)
1566 → 1740
Dec 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 22
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1740
at age 22 · −93 from today
Mar 2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1740 → returned at 1698
Mar 2024
2023
Crossed 1500
at age 21
Oct 2023
Crossed 1400
at age 21
Oct 2023

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — 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
#713
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#5,115
in continent
World
#128,804
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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2,293
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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2,256
10
🇿🇦Barrish, DanielFollow Daniel BarrishTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,245
...
713🇿🇦Cele, Simlindile1,647
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
...
5115🇿🇦Cele, Simlindile1,647
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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2,753
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