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Nhlengetfwa Gcina
🇸🇿FIDE 20701853· Male· Eswatini· Born in 1995
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Nhlengetfwa Gcina, a 31-year-old player. He plays around 2 rated games per year and took a 51-month break between Feb 2020 and Jun 2024 (COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include Powerhouse Chess Cup, Eswatini National Championship Qualifiers 2025, and Trojan Horse Open. His peak of 1479 was reached at age 29 (Nov 2024, #31 nationally at the time).
Current rating
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unranked
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1479
−1479 pts below
Nov 2024 · age 29
Nov 2024 · age 29
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
classical only
Occasional
Occasional
Signature stat
#35
Eswatini
Career timeline
8 entries2025
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1456 → still inactive
May 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+350 Elo)
1129 → 1479
Nov 2024
All-time peak 1479
at age 29 · −23 from today
Nov 2024
Peak national rank: #31
at age 29 · rated 1473
Oct 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 29
Mar 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 29
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
—
Tournaments
4
15 games
Score
4/ 1526.7%
4W0D11L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Knockout | Apr 2026 | 0/2 | QF | 835 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1/3 | #20 | 776 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/2 | #28 | 753 | 0.0 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 1/2 | #45 | 798 | 0.0 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Eswatini
#35
out of 53 players
Africa
#7,541
in continent
World
#185,368
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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