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Ndlovu, Donnel

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FIDEFIDE 14388618· Male· South Africa· Born in 2006

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Donnel Ndlovu, a 20-year-old South African player, is rated 1662 — just 20 short of his peak of 1682 (Jun 2025, age 19). He has held steady between 1650 and 1700 for 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year. Recent appearances: West Rand Open 2026 (Open) and 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (B).

At junior level, he reached #47 nationally in U20.

Current rating

1662

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1682

−20 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 19

Activity

21

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#123,335

#123,335 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

6 entries
2025
47th South African U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1682
Jun 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 19
Jun 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 19
Jun 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 19
Jun 2025
All-time peak 1682
at age 19 · −20 from today
Jun 2025
First FIDE rating
1682 · at age 19
Jun 2025

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
2025 South African Open Chess Championships (B)
perf 1995 (+341) · 5/6 · #108
Top opponent
vs Emmanuel Okechukwu 1,834
2025 South African Open Chess Championships (B) · Jun 2025 · +29.5 Elo
Evolution
-20
1682 → 1662
Tournaments
2
15 games
Score
8.5/ 1556.7%
8W1D6L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
West Rand Open 2026 (Open)
Swiss
Feb 20263.5/4#91946+8.8
2025 South African Open Chess Championships (B)
Open Swiss
Jun 20255/6#1081995-28.8
Worst Elo result: 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (B) (-28.8 Elo, finished #108).

Rankings

/
South Africa
#639
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#4,829
in continent
World
#123,330
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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1
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2
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10
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