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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 3 career breaks: 20 months (2017–2019), 23 months (2022–2024) and 15 months (2024–2025). 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
#160,005
#160,005 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
14 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+272 Elo)
1319 → 1591
Mar 2024
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
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1591 → returned at 1579
Mar 2024
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 28
Mar 2022
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-27
1591 → 1564
Tournaments
2
7 games
Score
2/ 728.6%
1W2D4L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jul 2025 | 0.5/3 | #24 | 1344 | -14.8 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 1.5/2 | #20 | 1981 | -12.0 |
Rankings
/
Eswatini
#29
out of 53 players
Africa
#6,666
in continent
World
#159,987
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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