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Msibi, Nokuthula Mkhonta
🇸🇿FIDE 20701179· Female· Eswatini· Born in 1983
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Nokuthula Mkhonta Msibi, a 43-year-old player, is rated 1405 — just 21 short of her peak of 1426 (Mar 2024, age 41). She plays occasionally (1 game in the last 12 months) and took a 16-month break between May 2024 and Oct 2025. Recent appearance: Eswatini National Championship Qualifiers 2025. She reached #20 nationally in Dec 2018.
Previously known as Mkhonta Nokuthula (until Sep 2025).
Current rating
1405
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1496
All-time high
1426
−21 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 41
Mar 2024 · age 41
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
1 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#216,900
#216,900 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2025
Renamed to Msibi, Nokuthula Mkhonta
at age 42
Sep 2025
2024
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1413 → returned at 1405
May 2024
Best 12-month gain (+390 Elo)
1036 → 1426
Apr 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 41
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1200
at age 41
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1426
at age 41 · −21 from today
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-8
1413 → 1405
Tournaments
1
4 games
Score
0.5/ 412.5%
0W1D3L
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #21 | 1498 | -7.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSibisi Nomcebo
🇸🇿SWZ·1525
+3 −6 =3
12 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsNosipho DlaminiWCM
🇸🇿SWZ·1410
+3 −6 =1
10 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsMkhonto Nosimilo
🇸🇿SWZ·1545
+1 −7 =1
9 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsTemahlubi Queen Dlamini
🇸🇿SWZ·1548
+2 −6 =1
9 games·last met Feb 2022
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vsNkwanyane Nolwazi
🇸🇿SWZ·1562
+3 −4 =0
7 games·last met Apr 2024
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Rankings
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Eswatini
#52
out of 53 players
Africa
#9,193
in continent
World
#216,247
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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World
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