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Matsebula, Qiniso

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FIDEFIDE 20700393· Male· Eswatini· Born in 1989

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Qiniso Matsebula, a 37-year-old player, is rated 1561. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and took a 13-month break between Jun 2017 and Aug 2018. Recent standard appearances include 2026 BMI Lesotho Open Chess Championship-Open Section, Trojan Horse Open, and Nhlangano Open 2025. His peak of 1641 was reached at age 35 (Mar 2024); he also reached #8 nationally in Nov 2023 and spent 14 months in top 10.

Previously known as Lovefield Qiniso (until Aug 2016).

Current rating

1561

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1584

All-time high

1641

−80 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 35

Activity

10

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#161,173

#161,173 · players worldwide · of 216,808
14 months in National top 10 (2023–2024)

Career timeline

12 entries
2025
100 career games
at age 36
Jun 2025
2024
14 months in national top 10
longest streak 14 months · since Apr 2023
May 2024
Best 12-month gain (+255 Elo)
1386 → 1641
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 35
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 35
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1641
at age 35 · −80 from today
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Simelane Mandisa 1,637
Nhlangano Open 2025 · Jun 2025 · +2.1 Elo
Evolution
-6
1567 → 1561
Tournaments
3
14 games
Score
8/ 1457.1%
8W2D4L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsSantiago De Nobrega1,647·Nhlangano Open 2025·R2·-7.7
2.[L]vsSenzo Frederico Magagule1,822·Trojan Horse Open·R2·-3.7
3.[L]vsMabuza MbongeniCM1,838·Nhlangano Open 2025·R5·-3.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 BMI Lesotho Open Chess Championship-Open Section
Open Swiss
Feb 20261.5/1#192382+0.6
Trojan Horse Open
Swiss
Aug 20253/1#332622-3.6
Nhlangano Open 2025
Swiss
Jun 20253.5/4#111988-2.8

Rankings

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Eswatini
#31
out of 53 players
Africa
#6,711
in continent
World
#161,155
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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1
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3
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1,813
4
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1,793
5
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6
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1,739
7
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1,736
8
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1,727
9
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1,709
10
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1,688
...
31🇸🇿Matsebula, Qiniso1,561
Africa
1
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2,627
2
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2,580
3
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2,502
4
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2,493
5
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2,467
6
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2,453
7
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2,442
8
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2,441
9
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2,414
10
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2,412
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6711🇸🇿Matsebula, Qiniso1,561
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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