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Maseko, Unathi
🇿🇦FIDE 14388502· Female· South Africa· Born in 2007
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Unathi Maseko, a 19-year-old South African player, is rated 1594. She has slipped back 218 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Mpumalanga Chess Open 2026 (A), FIDE In The West 2026 (Open), and West Rand Open 2026 (Open). Her peak of 1813 was reached at age 18 (May 2025).
At junior level, she reached #83 and #15 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1594
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1813
−219 pts below
May 2025 · age 18
May 2025 · age 18
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#149,277
#149,277 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
83rd South African U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1599
May 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
May 2026
2025
15th South African U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1813
May 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 18
May 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 18
May 2025
All-time peak 1813
at age 18 · −219 from today
May 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-161
1755 → 1594
Tournaments
9
45 games
Score
20.5/ 4545.6%
15W11D19L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/1 | #36 | 2577 | -4.8 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/5 | #9 | 1663 | +23.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #31 | — | -20.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1.5/2 | #44 | 1717 | -53.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/2 | #3 | 2359 | +13.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/3 | #2 | 2358 | +1.2 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1.5/5 | #11 | 1376 | -86.8 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 3.5/4 | #3 | 1918 | -33.6 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2/4 | #10 | 1727 | -57.6 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#946
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#6,202
in continent
World
#149,264
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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