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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 had 2 career breaks: 37 months (2021–2024) and 18 months (2024–2025). 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

#200,068

#200,068 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

8 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+360 Elo)
1101 → 1461
Mar 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
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1461 → returned at 1454
Mar 2024
2022
Peak national rank: #46
at age 30 · rated 1101
Feb 2022

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — 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
#8,397
in continent
World
#199,927
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.
1,793
5
🇸🇿Dlamini SimphiweFollow Dlamini SimphiweTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
1,761
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.
1,709
10
🇸🇿Nxumalo, VuyoFollow Vuyo NxumaloTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
1,688
...
51🇸🇿Sandile Motsa1,458
Africa
1
🇪🇬Amin, BassemFollow Bassem AminTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,627
2
🇪🇬Adly, AhmedFollow Ahmed AdlyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,580
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.
2,467
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.
2,442
8
🇲🇬Rakotomaharo, Fy AntenainaFollow Fy Antenaina RakotomaharoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,441
9
🇹🇳Njili, KamelFollow Kamel NjiliTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,414
10
🇪🇬Labib, Ibrahim HasanFollow Ibrahim Hasan LabibTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,412
...
8397🇸🇿Sandile Motsa1,458
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
199927🇸🇿Sandile Motsa1,458