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Sihlahla, Genius
🇳🇦FIDE 15205789· Male· Namibia· Born in 2010
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Genius Sihlahla, a 16-year-old player, is rated 1590 — just 17 short of his peak of 1607 (Dec 2025, age 15). He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: Bank Windhoek 2025 Namibia National Chess Championship - B-Section. He reached #46 nationally in Sep 2023.
At junior level, he reached #3 and #3 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1590
Standard
Rpd1479·Blz1473
All-time high
1607
−17 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 15
Dec 2025 · age 15
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#150,281
#150,281 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2026
3rd U16 player nationally
at age 16 · rated 1607
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 15
Dec 2025
All-time peak 1607
at age 15 · −17 from today
Dec 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 15
Aug 2025
2024
3rd U14 player nationally
at age 14 · rated 1558
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+404 Elo)
1115 → 1519
May 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+56
1534 → 1590
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
6/ 966.7%
5W2D2L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsChristopher Ndoroma1,858·Bank Windhoek 2025 Namibia National Chess Championship - B-Section·R9·+32.4
2.[W]vsTapiwanashe Pewelago Katsvara1,491·Bank Windhoek 2025 Namibia National Chess Championship - B-Section·R7·+13.6
3.[D]vsAnanias Jacob1,615·Bank Windhoek 2025 Namibia National Chess Championship - B-Section·R6·+0.5
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/4 | #6 | 2431 | +58.0 |
Rankings
/
Namibia
#82
out of 156 players
Africa
#6,184
in continent
World
#150,266
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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