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Simelane Mandisa
🇸🇿FIDE 20700814· Male· Eswatini· Born in 1994
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Simelane Mandisa, a 32-year-old player, is rated 1648 — just 5 short of his peak of 1653 (Jul 2025, age 31). He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2017–2019) and 35 months (2022–2025). Recent appearances: Unifoods Chess League 2025-2026 Round 1-7 and Nhlangano Open 2025. He reached #10 nationally in Jan 2019.
Current rating
1648
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1705
All-time high
1653
−5 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 31
Jul 2025 · age 31
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
1 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#128,945
#128,945 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
All-time peak 1653
at age 31 · −5 from today
Jul 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 30
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 30
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 30
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1395 → returned at 1653
Jul 2022
Best 12-month gain (+53 Elo)
1348 → 1401
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-5
1653 → 1648
Tournaments
1
2 games
Score
1/ 250.0%
1W0D1L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jul 2025 | 1/1 | #46 | 2631 | -5.4 |
Rankings
/
Eswatini
#14
out of 53 players
Africa
#5,153
in continent
World
#128,939
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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