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Bonginkosi Dlamini
🇸🇿FIDE 20701209· Male· Eswatini· Born in 1983
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Bonginkosi Dlamini, a 43-year-old player, is rated 1487. He has slipped back 32 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Eswatini National Championship Qualifiers 2025, Unifoods Chess League 2025-2026 Round 1-7, and Nhlangano Open 2025. He took a 20-month break between Mar 2022 and Dec 2023. His peak of 1521 was reached at age 42 (Jul 2025); he also reached #24 nationally in Dec 2023.
Current rating
1487
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1521
−34 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 42
Jul 2025 · age 42
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#189,567
#189,567 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2025
All-time peak 1521
at age 42 · −34 from today
Jul 2025
Best 12-month gain (+325 Elo)
1194 → 1519
Jan 2025
2024
Crossed 1500
at age 41
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 41
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1200
at age 41
Mar 2024
1st 40-45 player nationally
at age 41 · rated 1194
Jan 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-32
1519 → 1487
Tournaments
3
17 games
Score
6.5/ 1738.2%
6W1D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2/4 | #16 | 1638 | -27.8 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 1.5/3 | #27 | 1714 | -5.6 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3/4 | #7 | 1722 | +1.6 |
Rankings
/
Eswatini
#47
out of 53 players
Africa
#7,955
in continent
World
#189,487
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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| 47 | 1,487 | |
Africa
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| 7955 | 1,487 | |
World
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| 189487 | 1,487 | |