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Masango, Sobangane
🇿🇦FIDE 14397528· Male· South Africa· Born in 2009
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Sobangane Masango, a 17-year-old South African player, is rated 1698 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +181 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 South African Junior Closed (U18 Boys), 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U18 Open), and 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship).
At junior level, he reached #53 and #87 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1698
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1543
All-time high
1698
at best
May 2026 · age 17
May 2026 · age 17
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#110,420
#110,420 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2026
53rd South African U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1698
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+181 Elo)
1517 → 1698
May 2026
All-time peak 1698
at age 17
May 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 17
Feb 2026
2025
87th South African U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1563
Jun 2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 16
May 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+135
1563 → 1698
Tournaments
3
21 games
Score
13/ 2161.9%
10W6D5L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsCallum Lau1,606·2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship)·R5·+22.5
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsArav Jugree1,641·2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship)·R1·-15.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/9 | #5 | 1790 | +91.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/4 | #51 | 2100 | +20.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 3.5/4 | #32 | 1917 | +23.6 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
South Africa
#503
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#4,190
in continent
World
#110,418
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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