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Hamalala, Ronald

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FIDEFIDE 4313119· Male· New Zealand· Born in 1973

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Ronald Hamalala, a 53-year-old player, is rated 1698 — just 5 short of his peak of 1703 (Jul 2025, age 52). He has held steady between 1650 and 1700 for 10 months. 35 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Silver Lakes Chess Club Open (A), 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (B), and 2025 Elise Steenkamp Open Chess Tournament (King). Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz)) recently.

Current rating

1698

Standard

Rpd1746·Blz1678

All-time high

1703

−5 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 52

Activity

12

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#110,420

#110,420 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

7 entries
2026
10th 50-55 player nationally
at age 53 · rated 1698
May 2026
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 52
Aug 2025
All-time peak 1703
at age 52 · −5 from today
Jul 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 52
Jun 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 52
Jun 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 52
Jun 2025

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
2025 South African Open Chess Championships (B)
perf 2576 (+885) · 6/6 · #114
Top opponent
vs Johan Jacobus Hendrik Sadie 1,822
2025 South African Open Chess Championships (B) · Jun 2025 · +3.6 Elo
Evolution
+5
1693 → 1698
Tournaments
4
27 games
Score
14/ 2751.9%
12W4D11L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Silver Lakes Chess Club Open (A)
Swiss
Mar 20262.5/4#21844+7.4
2025 South African Open Chess Championships (B)
Open Swiss
Jun 20256/6#1142576-12.4
2025 Elise Steenkamp Open Chess Tournament (King)
Swiss
Jun 20253/7#171693-2.4
2025 JMCA Open Chess Tournament (A)
Swiss
Jun 20252.5/5#81741+13.2

Rankings

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New Zealand
#203
out of 649 players
Asia-Pacific
#15,063
in continent
World
#110,418
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
New Zealand
1
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2
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2,367
3
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2,344
4
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2,339
5
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2,248
6
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2,237
7
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2,232
8
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2,202
9
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2,180
10
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2,168
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Asia-Pacific
1
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2,780
2
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2,776
3
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2,753
4
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2,751
5
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2,739
6
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2,738
7
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2,733
8
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2,732
9
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2,731
10
🇷🇺Nepomniachtchi, IanFollow Ian NepomniachtchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
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World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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