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Matsebula Snethemba

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FIDEFIDE 20703090· Male· Eswatini· Born in 2006

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Matsebula Snethemba, a 20-year-old player, is rated 1603. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include Powerhouse Chess Club Invitational, Unifoods Chess League 2025-2026 Round 1-7, and Nhlangano Open 2025. His peak of 1708 was reached at age 18 (Nov 2024, #7 nationally at the time).

At junior level, he reached #2 and #1 nationally in U20 and U18.

Current rating

1603

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1708

−105 pts below
Nov 2024 · age 18

Activity

11

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#145,257

#145,257 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

8 entries
2025
2nd U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 1619
Aug 2025
2024
Peak national rank: #7
at age 18 · rated 1708
Dec 2024
1st U18 player nationally
at age 18 · rated 1708
Nov 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 18
Nov 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 18
Nov 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 18
Nov 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Nhlangano Open 2025
perf 1823 (+204) · 4/5 · #5
Top opponent
vs Dlamini Vukani E 1,587
Nhlangano Open 2025 · Jun 2025 · +18.2 Elo
Evolution
-1
1604 → 1603
Tournaments
3
13 games
Score
8.5/ 1365.4%
8W1D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsDlamini Vukani E1,587·Nhlangano Open 2025·R5·+18.2
2.[W]vsSimelane Phumelela Prosper1,579·Nhlangano Open 2025·R2·+17.7
3.[W]vsBonginkosi Dlamini1,519·Nhlangano Open 2025·R6·+14.4
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsNtiwane Surprise1,549·Powerhouse Chess Club Invitational·R4·-23.4
2.[L]vsDlamini Vuyo1,587·Nhlangano Open 2025·R3·-21.8
3.[L]vsSimelane Mandisa1,637·Nhlangano Open 2025·R4·-19.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Powerhouse Chess Club Invitational
Swiss
Aug 20253/2#62317-11.2
Unifoods Chess League 2025-2026 Round 1-7
Team
Jul 20251.5/1#222354-3.6
Nhlangano Open 2025
Swiss
Jun 20254/5#51823+13.6

Rankings

/
Eswatini
#20
out of 53 players
Africa
#5,930
in continent
World
#145,245
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Eswatini
1
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1,876
2
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1,841
3
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1,813
4
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1,793
5
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1,761
6
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1,739
7
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1,736
8
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1,727
9
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1,709
10
🇸🇿Nxumalo, VuyoFollow Vuyo NxumaloTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
1,688
...
20🇸🇿Matsebula Snethemba1,603
Africa
1
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2,627
2
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2,580
3
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2,502
4
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2,493
5
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2,467
6
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2,453
7
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2,442
8
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2,441
9
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2,414
10
🇪🇬Labib, Ibrahim HasanFollow Ibrahim Hasan LabibTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,412
...
5930🇸🇿Matsebula Snethemba1,603
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
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145245🇸🇿Matsebula Snethemba1,603