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Ngwenya Kwanele Mangaliso
🇸🇿FIDE 20703244· Male· Eswatini· Born in 2006
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Ngwenya Kwanele Mangaliso, a 20-year-old player, is rated 1693 — just 17 short of his peak of 1710 (Nov 2025, age 19). He has fluctuated between 1603 and 1710 over the past 2 years. 38 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2026 Intervarsity Chess Championship, Eswatini Chess National Championship, and Eswatini National Championship Qualifiers 2025. Also played 2 rapid (including 2026 Intervarsity Chess Championship Rapid) and 1 blitz events (including 2026 Intervarsity Chess Championship Blitz) recently. He reached #7 nationally in Jun 2025.
At junior level, he reached #1 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1693
Standard
Rpd1743·Blz1696
All-time high
1710
−17 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 19
Nov 2025 · age 19
Activity
35
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#112,544
#112,544 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 20
Apr 2026
2025
1st U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 1710
Nov 2025
All-time peak 1710
at age 19 · −17 from today
Nov 2025
Peak national rank: #7
at age 19 · rated 1708
Jun 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 19
Jun 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 19
Jun 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+12
1681 → 1693
Tournaments
8
48 games
Score
28.5/ 4859.4%
26W9D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/3 | #27 | 2042 | -15.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/3 | #4 | 2439 | +5.4 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 5.5/7 | #1 | 1907 | +107.2 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/2 | #12 | 2385 | -4.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/3 | #16 | 1936 | -23.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/2 | #2 | 2346 | -14.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/3 | #3 | 2388 | -34.4 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 3/4 | #5 | 1840 | -6.4 |
Rankings
/
Eswatini
#9
out of 53 players
Africa
#4,312
in continent
World
#112,540
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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