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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 17 months. 20 rated games in the past year. 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 17 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
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#97,299
#97,299 · players worldwide · of 216,808
National top 10 since Jan 2025
National top 10 since Jan 2025
Career timeline
8 entries2026
17 months in national top 10 (ongoing)
longest streak 17 months · since Jan 2025
May 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
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+6
1730 → 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
#3,540
in continent
World
#97,298
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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