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Gumedze, Sicalo Phathwa
🇸🇿FIDE 20703490· Male· Eswatini· Born in 2009
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Sicalo Phathwa Gumedze, a 17-year-old player, is rated 1557 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearances: Eswatini National Championship Qualifiers 2025 and Trojan Horse Open. He reached #30 nationally in Jan 2026.
At junior level, he reached #4 and #3 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1557
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1557
at best
Oct 2025 · age 16
Oct 2025 · age 16
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#162,725
#162,725 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2026
4th U18 player nationally
at age 17 · rated 1557
May 2026
Peak national rank: #30
at age 17 · rated 1557
Jan 2026
2025
3rd U16 player nationally
at age 16 · rated 1557
Oct 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 16
Oct 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 16
Oct 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 16
Oct 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
0
1557 → 1557
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
5/ 1631.3%
8W2D6L
Top 1 win
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2/3 | #11 | 1406 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/3 | #17 | 1529 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
Eswatini
#32
out of 53 players
Africa
#6,795
in continent
World
#162,705
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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