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Maponya, Warona

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FIDEFIDE 14389177· Male· South Africa· Born in 2011

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Warona Maponya, a 15-year-old South African player, is rated 1418. He has slipped back 65 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 KSNG Open Chess Tournament (C), 2026 Lubowski Open Chess Tournament (C), and 2026 Blou Bul Open Chess Tournament (C). His peak of 1499 was reached at age 14 (May 2025).

At junior level, he reached #80 nationally in U14.

Current rating

1418

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1499

−81 pts below
May 2025 · age 14

Activity

29

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

#213,591

#213,591 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

6 entries
2025
80th South African U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1499
May 2025
Best 12-month gain (+42 Elo)
1457 → 1499
May 2025
All-time peak 1499
at age 14 · −81 from today
May 2025
2024
Crossed 1400
at age 13
Sep 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 13
Sep 2024
First FIDE rating
1457 · at age 13
Sep 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Thandolwenkosi Hlwathika 1,515
2026 Piet Robbertse Open Chess Tournament (C) · Feb 2026 · +5.0 Elo
Evolution
-78
1496 → 1418
Tournaments
7
53 games
Score
20.5/ 5338.7%
22W10D21L

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 KSNG Open Chess Tournament (C)
Swiss
Apr 20263.5/1#62218+22.0
2026 Lubowski Open Chess Tournament (C)
Swiss
Mar 20262.5/4#101574-6.8
2026 Blou Bul Open Chess Tournament (C)
Swiss
Feb 20262.5/1#172202-21.2
2026 Piet Robbertse Open Chess Tournament (C)
Swiss
Feb 20262/2#162289-14.8
2025 Midstream Open Chess Tournament (C)
Swiss
Aug 20252/1#16—-16.0
2025 Etienne Lewis CLOSED Chess Tournament (U16)
Swiss
Aug 20253.5/2#422386-29.2
2025 South African Open Chess Championships (B)
Open Swiss
Jun 20254.5/2#1592594-10.4
Worst Elo result: 2025 Etienne Lewis CLOSED Chess Tournament (U16) (-29.2 Elo, finished #42).

Rankings

/
South Africa
#1,721
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#9,063
in continent
World
#213,170
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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South Africa
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Africa
1
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2,628
2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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2,453
7
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8
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2,437
9
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2,425
10
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2,412
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World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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4
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6
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7
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2,764
8
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9
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9
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