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Nxumalo, Vuyo

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FIDEFIDE 20700253· Male· Eswatini· Born in 1994

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Vuyo Nxumalo, a 32-year-old player, is rated 1669. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and took a 15-month break between Dec 2015 and Apr 2017. Recent appearances: Mpumalanga Chess Open 2026 (A) and Trojan Horse Open. His peak of 1756 was reached at age 30 (Mar 2024); he also reached #3 nationally in Dec 2015 and spent 14 months in top 3.

Current rating

1669

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1723

All-time high

1756

−87 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 30

Activity

16

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#121,100

#121,100 · players worldwide · of 218,279
14 months in National top 3 (2015–2018)

Career timeline

14 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+225 Elo)
1531 → 1756
Apr 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 30
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1756
at age 30 · −87 from today
Mar 2024
2022
Re-crossed 1500
at age 28
Sep 2022
100 career games
at age 28
Mar 2022
2021
Re-crossed 1500
at age 27
Jun 2021

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
Trojan Horse Open
perf 1817 (+124) · 3.5/5 · #10
Top opponent
vs Ngwenya Kwanele Mangaliso 1,678
Trojan Horse Open · Aug 2025 · +9.6 Elo
Evolution
-24
1693 → 1669
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
5.5/ 1055.0%
5W1D4L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsNgwenya Kwanele Mangaliso1,678·Trojan Horse Open·R6·+9.6
2.[W]vsSandile Motsa1,461·Trojan Horse Open·R4·+4.2
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsSantiago De Nobrega1,605·Trojan Horse Open·R5·-12.5
2.[L]vsNtsikelelo Sonjica1,678·Mpumalanga Chess Open 2026 (A)·R3·-10.3
3.[L]vsSifiso Zitha1,727·Mpumalanga Chess Open 2026 (A)·R2·-8.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Mpumalanga Chess Open 2026 (A)
Swiss
Apr 20262/2#322503-19.2
Trojan Horse Open
Swiss
Aug 20253.5/5#101817-4.6
Worst Elo result: Mpumalanga Chess Open 2026 (A) (-19.2 Elo, finished #32).

Most-Played Opponents

vsSmilo HlopheCM
🇸🇿SWZ·1876
+2 −8 =3
13 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsDlamini SimphiweCM
🇸🇿SWZ·1750
+4 −3 =1
8 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsMabuza MbongeniCM
🇸🇿SWZ·1813
+4 −2 =2
8 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsSikhanyiso SihlongonyaneCM
🇸🇿SWZ·1841
+3 −5 =0
8 games·last met Apr 2024
View head-to-head →
vsSimelane Wandile
🇸🇿SWZ·1678
+3 −4 =1
8 games·last met Dec 2023
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Rankings

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Eswatini
#13
out of 53 players
Africa
#4,758
in continent
World
#121,094
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Eswatini
1
🇸🇿Hlophe, SmiloFollow Smilo HlopheTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
1,876
2
🇸🇿Sihlongonyane, SikhanyisoFollow Sikhanyiso SihlongonyaneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
1,841
3
🇸🇿Mbongeni, MabuzaFollow Mabuza MbongeniTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
1,813
4
🇸🇿De Nobrega, SantiagoFollow Santiago De NobregaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
1,791
5
🇸🇿Dlamini SimphiweFollow Dlamini SimphiweTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
1,750
6
🇸🇿Malinga LungaFollow Malinga LungaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
1,739
7
🇸🇿Mabuza NkosivileFollow Mabuza NkosivileTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
1,736
8
🇸🇿Mtsetfwa PhilaniFollow Mtsetfwa PhilaniTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
1,727
9
🇸🇿Ngwenya Kwanele MangalisoFollow Ngwenya Kwanele MangalisoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
1,693
10
🇸🇿Mavuso, LungaFollow Lunga MavusoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
1,679
...
13🇸🇿Nxumalo, Vuyo1,669
Africa
1
🇪🇬Amin, BassemFollow Bassem AminTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,628
2
🇪🇬Adly, AhmedFollow Ahmed AdlyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,581
3
🇲🇦Hamdouchi, HichamFollow Hicham HamdouchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,502
4
🇩🇿Bellahcene, BilelFollow Bilel BellahceneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,493
5
🇪🇬Fawzy, AdhamFollow Adham FawzyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,464
6
🇩🇿Arab, AdlaneFollow Adlane ArabTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,453
7
🇪🇬Shoker, SamyFollow Samy ShokerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,443
8
🇲🇬Rakotomaharo, Fy AntenainaFollow Fy Antenaina RakotomaharoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,437
9
🇩🇿Rizouk, AimenFollow Aimen RizoukTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,425
10
🇪🇬Labib, Ibrahim HasanFollow Ibrahim Hasan LabibTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,412
...
4758🇸🇿Nxumalo, Vuyo1,669
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
121094🇸🇿Nxumalo, Vuyo1,669