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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, is rated 1431. She has slipped back 130 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2026 Centurion Mall Open Chess Tournament (B), 2026 South African Junior Closed (U10 Girls), and COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - U8 Girls Event. 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
1431
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1561
−130 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 9
Mar 2026 · age 9
Activity
90
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#210,012
#210,012 · players worldwide · of 218,279
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 · −130 from today
Mar 2026
First FIDE rating
1561 · at age 9
Mar 2026
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-130
1561 → 1431
Tournaments
4
44 games
Score
13/ 4429.5%
23W2D19L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 1/5 | #16 | 1306 | 0.0 |
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: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,681
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#8,914
in continent
World
#209,712
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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