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Mangcotwya, Lihle
🇿🇦FIDE 14393514· Male· South Africa· Born in 2007
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Lihle Mangcotwya, a 19-year-old South African player, is rated 1455. He has slipped back 60 Elo over the past 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U20 Open), 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U20 Open Championship), and Eastern Cape Closed 2025 (U20 Open). His peak of 1590 was reached at age 18 (Jan 2025).
At junior level, he reached #73 nationally in U18.
Current rating
1455
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1534
All-time high
1590
−135 pts below
Jan 2025 · age 18
Jan 2025 · age 18
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#201,084
#201,084 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Feb 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 18
Oct 2025
All-time peak 1590
at age 18 · −135 from today
Jan 2025
2024
73rd South African U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1588
Nov 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 17
Nov 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 17
Nov 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-26
1481 → 1455
Tournaments
7
38 games
Score
18/ 3847.4%
14W8D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMandisa Masina1,429·2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U20 Open Championship)·R2·-24.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/4 | #28 | 1903 | +0.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/3 | #39 | 1412 | -49.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/2 | #10 | 2247 | +15.2 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/2 | #12 | — | +21.2 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3/5 | #11 | 1576 | -12.8 |
Worst Elo result: 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U20 Open Championship) (-49.6 Elo, finished #39).
Rankings
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South Africa
#1,582
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#8,442
in continent
World
#200,927
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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