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Simelane Qhubeka
🇸🇿FIDE 20700881· Male· Eswatini· Born in 1994
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Simelane Qhubeka, a 32-year-old player, is rated 1564 — just 27 short of his peak of 1591 (Mar 2024, age 30). He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 20 months (2017–2019) and 39 months (2022–2025). Recent appearances: Unifoods Chess League 2025-2026 Round 1-7 and Nhlangano Open 2025. He reached #10 nationally in Jun 2017.
Current rating
1564
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1591
−27 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 30
Mar 2024 · age 30
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#160,840
#160,840 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2024
Crossed 1500
at age 30
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 30
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1591
at age 30 · −27 from today
Mar 2024
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 28
Mar 2022
Inactive for 39 months
paused at 1319 → returned at 1579
Mar 2022
2020
Best 12-month gain (+45 Elo)
1387 → 1432
Jul 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-15
1579 → 1564
Tournaments
1
3 games
Score
0.5/ 316.7%
0W1D2L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jul 2025 | 0.5/3 | #24 | 1344 | -14.8 |
Rankings
/
Eswatini
#29
out of 53 players
Africa
#6,796
in continent
World
#160,823
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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