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Magodongo, Emihle
🇿🇦FIDE 14399695· Male· South Africa· Born in 2009
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Emihle Magodongo, a 17-year-old South African player, is rated 1529 — just 5 short of his peak of 1534 (Nov 2025, age 16). He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include Gauteng Inter-Region 2025 at Emerald Resort (U18 Championship), West Rand Closed 2025 (U18), and West Rand Trials 2025 (U18). Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz)) recently.
Current rating
1529
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1534
−5 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 16
Nov 2025 · age 16
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#173,560
#173,560 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
5 entries2025
Crossed 1500
at age 16
Nov 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 16
Nov 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 16
Nov 2025
All-time peak 1534
at age 16 · −5 from today
Nov 2025
First FIDE rating
1534 · at age 16
Nov 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-5
1534 → 1529
Tournaments
5
38 games
Score
9.5/ 3825.0%
16W3D19L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsAnaamika Maharaj1,498·Gauteng Inter-Region 2025 at Emerald Resort (U18 Championship)·R5·+18.0
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsStephanus Du Toit1,603·Gauteng Inter-Region 2025 at Emerald Resort (U18 Championship)·R1·-16.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Dec 2025 | 2.5/3 | #16 | 1509 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/3 | #5 | 1427 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1/3 | #10 | 1442 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1.5/1 | #10 | 672 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3.5/5 | #157 | 1112 | 0.0 |
Hot streak: 5 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,236
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#7,246
in continent
World
#174,207
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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