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Songoane, Sifiso
🇿🇦FIDE 14387433· Male· South Africa· Born in 2013
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Sifiso Songoane, a 13-year-old South African player, is rated 1410. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include Gauteng Inter-Region 2025 at Emerald Resort (U14 Championship), West Rand Closed 2025 (U14), and 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (U14). His peak of 1472 was reached at age 12 (Sep 2025).
At junior level, he reached #42 nationally in U12.
Current rating
1410
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1472
−62 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 12
Sep 2025 · age 12
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#215,659
#215,659 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
5 entries2025
42nd South African U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1472
Sep 2025
All-time peak 1472
at age 12 · −62 from today
Sep 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 12
Aug 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 12
Aug 2025
First FIDE rating
1431 · at age 12
Aug 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-21
1431 → 1410
Tournaments
2
25 games
Score
6/ 2524.0%
16W0D9L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Dec 2025 | 3/2 | #43 | 2387 | -25.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/2 | #9 | — | -36.8 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,754
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#9,147
in continent
World
#215,115
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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