Format
BT
Buthelezi, Thandolwethu
🇿🇦FIDE 534001069· Male· South Africa· Born in 2009
Follow Thandolwethu ButheleziTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
Thandolwethu Buthelezi, a 17-year-old South African player, is rated 1668. He has slipped back 97 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year. Recent appearances: 2026 South African Junior Closed (U18 Boys) and 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship). His peak of 1765 was reached at age 17 (Mar 2026).
At junior level, he reached #30 nationally in U18.
Current rating
1668
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1765
−97 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 17
Mar 2026 · age 17
Activity
126
games / yr avg. · ≈11/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#121,168
#121,168 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2026
30th South African U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1765
Mar 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 17
Mar 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 17
Mar 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 17
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1765
at age 17 · −97 from today
Mar 2026
First FIDE rating
1765 · at age 17
Mar 2026
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-97
1765 → 1668
Tournaments
2
15 games
Score
9/ 1560.0%
8W2D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/9 | #34 | 1605 | 0.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 5/4 | #15 | 1610 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#612
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#4,716
in continent
World
#121,163
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
South Africa
| 1 | 🇿🇦Follow Henry Robert SteelTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,408 |
| 2 | 🇿🇦Follow Jan KarstenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,382 |
| 3 | 🇿🇦Follow Daniel CawderyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,312 |
| 4 | 🇿🇦Follow Raphael FelixTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,293 |
| 4 | 🇿🇦Follow Roland BezuidenhoutTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,293 |
| 6 | 🇿🇦Follow Caleb Levi LevitanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,291 |
| 7 | 🇿🇦Follow Kenneth Terence SolomonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,270 |
| 8 | 🇿🇦Follow Watu KobeseTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,258 |
| 9 | 🇿🇦Follow Banele MhangoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,256 |
| 10 | 🇿🇦Follow Daniel BarrishTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,245 |
| ... | ||
| 612 | 1,668 | |
Africa
| 1 | 🇪🇬Follow Bassem AminTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,627 |
| 2 | 🇪🇬Follow Ahmed AdlyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,580 |
| 3 | 🇲🇦Follow Hicham HamdouchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,502 |
| 4 | 🇩🇿Follow Bilel BellahceneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,493 |
| 5 | 🇪🇬Follow Adham FawzyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,467 |
| 6 | 🇩🇿Follow Adlane ArabTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,453 |
| 7 | 🇪🇬Follow Samy ShokerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,442 |
| 8 | 🇲🇬Follow Fy Antenaina RakotomaharoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,441 |
| 9 | 🇹🇳Follow Kamel NjiliTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,414 |
| 10 | 🇪🇬Follow Ibrahim Hasan LabibTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,412 |
| ... | ||
| 4716 | 1,668 | |
World
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,840 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 3 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,788 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,780 |
| 5 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,776 |
| 6 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 7 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,759 |
| 7 | 🇫🇷Follow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,759 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,754 |
| 10 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| ... | ||
| 121163 | 1,668 | |