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Ntshakala, Hlelolwenkosi

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FIDEFIDE 534001840· Male· South Africa· Born in 2016

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Hlelolwenkosi Ntshakala, a 10-year-old South African player, is rated 1656 — his current career high. He is currently in the 1650–1700 range. 11 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2026 South African Junior Closed (U10 Boys), 2026 Umhlanga Chess Club Open (Open), and 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (U10).

At junior level, he reached #2 nationally in U10.

Current rating

1656

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1656

at best
Jun 2026 · age 10

Activity

132

games / yr avg. · ≈11/mo

11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

#125,948

#125,948 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

6 entries
2026
2nd South African U10 player
at age 10 · rated 1656
Jun 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 10
Jun 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 10
Jun 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 10
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1656
at age 10
Jun 2026
First FIDE rating
1656 · at age 10
Jun 2026

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Rotich Darrien Kigen 1,525
2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship - 17th Edition (U10 Boys) · May 2026 · +12.8 Elo
Evolution
0
1656 → 1656
Tournaments
3
50 games
Score
15/ 5030.0%
25W10D15L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsSiwoo Hwang1,488·World Cadets B-10 Cup 2026·R7·-29.0
2.[L]vsYun-Cheng Lai1,507·World Cadets B-10 Cup 2026·R9·-28.1
3.[L]vsIrmuun Sodbayar1,510·World Cadets B-10 Cup 2026·R6·-27.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship - 17th Edition (U10 Boys)
Open Swiss
May 20266.5/7#215370.0
2026 South African Junior Closed (U10 Boys)
Open Swiss
Mar 20266.5/2#515280.0
2026 Umhlanga Chess Club Open (Open)
Swiss
Mar 20262/1#409040.0
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

/
South Africa
#656
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#5,001
in continent
World
#125,942
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
South Africa
1
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2,408
2
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2,386
3
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2,312
4
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2,295
5
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2,293
6
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2,284
7
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2,277
8
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2,268
9
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2,245
10
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2,237
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656🇿🇦Ntshakala, Hlelolwenkosi1,656
Africa
1
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2,628
2
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2,581
3
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2,502
4
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2,493
5
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2,464
6
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2,453
7
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2,443
8
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2,437
9
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2,425
10
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2,412
...
5001🇿🇦Ntshakala, Hlelolwenkosi1,656
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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