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Mabuza Nkosivile
🇸🇿FIDE 20703147· Male· Eswatini· Born in 2008
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Mabuza Nkosivile, a 18-year-old player, is rated 1736 — just 3 short of his peak of 1739 (Sep 2025, age 17). He has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 18 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Eswatini Chess National Championship, Eswatini National Championship Qualifiers 2025, and Trojan Horse Open. He reached #6 nationally in Jan 2025 and has been in top 10 for 18 months and counting.
At junior level, he reached #1 nationally in U18.
Current rating
1736
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1739
−3 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 17
Sep 2025 · age 17
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#97,410
#97,410 · players worldwide · of 218,279
National top 10 since Jan 2025
National top 10 since Jan 2025
Career timeline
8 entries2026
18 months in national top 10 (ongoing)
longest streak 18 months · since Jan 2025
Jun 2026
2025
All-time peak 1739
at age 17 · −3 from today
Sep 2025
Peak national rank: #6
at age 17 · rated 1736
Jan 2025
1st U18 player nationally
at age 17 · rated 1736
Jan 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 17
Jan 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 17
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+5
1731 → 1736
Tournaments
6
30 games
Score
21/ 3070.0%
20W2D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 4/7 | #4 | 1712 | -6.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/5 | #3 | 1922 | +10.4 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/3 | #23 | 2556 | -16.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/1 | #3 | 2407 | +13.2 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/3 | #1 | 2371 | -4.8 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 1/1 | #21 | 2321 | +9.2 |
Rankings
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Eswatini
#7
out of 53 players
Africa
#3,570
in continent
World
#97,408
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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World
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