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Nkwanyane Nolwazi
🇸🇿FIDE 20701381· Female· Eswatini· Born in 2000
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Nkwanyane Nolwazi, a 26-year-old player, is rated 1562 — her current career high. She is on a steady climb with +27 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Eswatini Chess National Championship Ladies, Trojan Horse Ladies, and MOAZAMBIQUE CHESS OPEN 2025 - FEMALE. She reached #20 nationally in Nov 2023.
At junior level, she reached #5 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1562
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1444
All-time high
1562
at best
Nov 2025 · age 25
Nov 2025 · age 25
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#160,800
#160,800 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2025
All-time peak 1562
at age 25
Nov 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+340 Elo)
1209 → 1549
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 24
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 24
Mar 2024
100 career games
at age 24
Jan 2024
2023
Peak national rank: #20
at age 23 · rated 1236
Nov 2023
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+27
1535 → 1562
Tournaments
3
18 games
Score
11/ 1861.1%
9W4D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 5.5/5 | #2 | 2366 | +24.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/3 | #5 | 2361 | -8.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2.5/3 | #6 | 1836 | +11.6 |
Rankings
/
Eswatini
#30
out of 53 players
Africa
#6,697
in continent
World
#160,782
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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Africa
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World
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