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Kgwale, Keratilwe
🇿🇦FIDE 14398117· Female· South Africa· Born in 2017
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Keratilwe Kgwale, a 9-year-old South African player. She plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include 2026 South African Junior Closed (U10 Girls), COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - U8 Girls Event, and World G-08 (Stage 1, Group-A) Cup 2025. Also played 1 blitz event (including COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - Blitz Youth Event) recently. Her peak of 1561 was reached at age 9 (Mar 2026).
At junior level, she reached #3 nationally in U10.
Current rating
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unranked
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1561
−1561 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 9
Mar 2026 · age 9
Activity
72
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#1,248
South Africa
Career timeline
6 entries2026
3rd South African U10 player
at age 9 · rated 1561
Mar 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 9
Mar 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 9
Mar 2026
Crossed 1200
at age 9
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1561
at age 9
Mar 2026
First FIDE rating
1561 · at age 9
Mar 2026
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
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Tournaments
3
39 games
Score
12/ 3930.8%
22W2D15L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/1 | #13 | 631 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/3 | #10 | 1480 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3/3 | #18 | 693 | 0.0 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,248
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#7,355
in continent
World
#169,900
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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