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Simelane Nhlanhla
🇸🇿FIDE 20702094· Male· Eswatini· Born in 2001
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Simelane Nhlanhla, a 25-year-old player, is rated 1580 — just 8 short of his peak of 1588 (Nov 2025, age 24). He is progressing steadily with +26 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Eswatini Chess National Championship, Eswatini National Championship Qualifiers 2025, and Trojan Horse Open. He took a 40-month break between Dec 2021 and May 2025. He reached #22 nationally in May 2025.
At junior level, he reached #6 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1580
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1588
−8 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 24
Nov 2025 · age 24
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#154,681
#154,681 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
All-time peak 1588
at age 24 · −8 from today
Nov 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 24
Nov 2025
Peak national rank: #22
at age 24 · rated 1555
May 2025
2024
Crossed 1500
at age 23
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 23
Mar 2024
2021
Best 12-month gain (+114 Elo)
1130 → 1244
Dec 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+25
1555 → 1580
Tournaments
4
21 games
Score
11/ 2152.4%
10W2D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 3.5/7 | #5 | 1691 | +54.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2/3 | #13 | 1759 | -6.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/2 | #29 | 2625 | -14.0 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 1.5/2 | #32 | 1789 | -8.4 |
Rankings
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Eswatini
#24
out of 53 players
Africa
#6,488
in continent
World
#154,666
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Eswatini
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| ... | ||
| 24 | 1,580 | |
Africa
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| ... | ||
| 6488 | 1,580 | |
World
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| ... | ||
| 154666 | 1,580 | |