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Siyabonga Sibeko

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FIDEFIDE 21303380· Male· Lesotho· Born in 2005

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Siyabonga Sibeko, a 21-year-old player, is rated 1710. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and took a 14-month break between Aug 2024 and Nov 2025. Recent appearances: 2025 CBL & NUL Open Chess Championship and Lesotho Independence Chess Championship 2025. His peak of 1774 was reached at age 19 (Apr 2024, #4 nationally at the time); he spent 17 months in top 10.

At junior level, he reached #3 and #8 nationally in U20 and U18.

Current rating

1710

Standard

Rpd1593·Blz1470

All-time high

1774

−64 pts below
Apr 2024 · age 19

Activity

16

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

5 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#106,075

#106,075 · players worldwide · of 216,808
17 months in National top 10 (2024–2025)

Career timeline

12 entries
2025
17 months in national top 10
longest streak 17 months · since Apr 2024
Nov 2025
2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1754 → returned at 1718
Aug 2024
Peak national rank: #4
at age 19 · rated 1774
Apr 2024
3rd U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 1774
Apr 2024
Best 12-month gain (+631 Elo)
1143 → 1774
Apr 2024
All-time peak 1774
at age 19 · −64 from today
Apr 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Tsepo Tjamela 1,598
Lesotho Independence Chess Championship 2025 · Oct 2025 · +6.7 Elo
Evolution
-44
1754 → 1710
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
5/ 1050.0%
5W0D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025 CBL & NUL Open Chess Championship
Open Swiss
Nov 20251/1#422607-7.6
Lesotho Independence Chess Championship 2025
Open Swiss
Oct 20254/4#162394-36.2
Worst Elo result: Lesotho Independence Chess Championship 2025 (-36.2 Elo, finished #16).

Rankings

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Lesotho
#15
out of 85 players
Africa
#3,957
in continent
World
#106,073
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Lesotho
1
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2
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1,892
3
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1,889
4
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1,874
5
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1,805
6
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1,785
7
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1,779
8
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1,762
9
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1,749
10
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1,747
...
15🇱🇸Siyabonga Sibeko1,710
Africa
1
🇪🇬Amin, BassemFollow Bassem AminTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,627
2
🇪🇬Adly, AhmedFollow Ahmed AdlyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
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2,412
...
3957🇱🇸Siyabonga Sibeko1,710
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
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
...
106073🇱🇸Siyabonga Sibeko1,710