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Sidlayi, Onako
🇿🇦FIDE 14394944· Male· South Africa· Born in 2011
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Onako Sidlayi, a 15-year-old South African player, is rated 1459. He has slipped back 64 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U16 Girls Championship), Buffalo City Chess Clubs League 2025 (B), and Eastern Cape Closed 2025 (U16 Girls). Also played 1 rapid event (including Buffalo City Open 2025 (B)) recently. His peak of 1523 was reached at age 14 (Aug 2025).
At junior level, he reached #83 nationally in U14.
Current rating
1459
Standard
Rpd1472·Blz—
All-time high
1523
−64 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 14
Aug 2025 · age 14
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#199,730
#199,730 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2025
83rd South African U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1523
Aug 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 14
Aug 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 14
Aug 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 14
Aug 2025
All-time peak 1523
at age 14 · −64 from today
Aug 2025
First FIDE rating
1523 · at age 14
Aug 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-64
1523 → 1459
Tournaments
5
34 games
Score
11.5/ 3433.8%
14W8D12L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsEmihle Sinigisi1,624·2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U16 Girls Championship)·R3·+28.7
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsMckenzie Gie1,475·Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Individual Chess Championship 2025 (U16G)·R3·-22.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Dec 2025 | 1.5/3 | #11 | 1564 | -3.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2/1 | #17 | 2363 | -18.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/4 | #7 | 1704 | -42.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1.5/3 | #7 | 1477 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/2 | #6 | 1298 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,570
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#8,387
in continent
World
#199,592
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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