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Sandile Motsa

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FIDEFIDE 20701160· Male· Eswatini· Born in 1992

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Sandile Motsa, a 34-year-old player, is rated 1458 — just 3 short of his peak of 1461 (Mar 2024, age 32). He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and took a 56-month break between Jan 2021 and Oct 2025. Recent appearances: Trojan Horse Open and Unifoods Chess League 2025-2026 Round 1-7. He reached #46 nationally in Feb 2022.

Current rating

1458

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1461

−3 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 32

Activity

2

games / yr avg.

6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#201,238

#201,238 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

6 entries
2024
Crossed 1400
at age 32
Mar 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 32
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1461
at age 32 · −3 from today
Mar 2024
2022
Peak national rank: #46
at age 30 · rated 1101
Feb 2022
2021
Inactive for 56 months
paused at 1101 → returned at 1454
Jan 2021
First FIDE rating
1101 · at age 29
Jan 2021

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Sikhanyiso SihlongonyaneCM 1,831
Unifoods Chess League 2025-2026 Round 1-7 · Jul 2025 · +15.9 Elo
Evolution
-3
1461 → 1458
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
5/ 1050.0%
4W2D4L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsSantiago De Nobrega1,616·Unifoods Chess League 2025-2026 Round 1-7·R7·-11.3
2.[L]vsVuyo Nxumalo1,693·Trojan Horse Open·R4·-8.3
3.[L]vsMabuza MbongeniCM1,831·Trojan Horse Open·R6·-4.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Trojan Horse Open
Swiss
Aug 20252.5/4#241842-6.8
Unifoods Chess League 2025-2026 Round 1-7
Team
Jul 20252.5/2#282524+3.6

Rankings

/
Eswatini
#51
out of 53 players
Africa
#8,566
in continent
World
#201,097
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
...
51🇸🇿Sandile Motsa1,458
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
...
8566🇸🇿Sandile Motsa1,458
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
...
201097🇸🇿Sandile Motsa1,458