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Makananda, Kungawo
🇿🇦FIDE 534005501· Male· South Africa· Born in 2007
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Kungawo Makananda, a 19-year-old South African player, is rated 1733 — just 19 short of his peak of 1752 (Oct 2025, age 18). He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearances: Buffalo City Chess Clubs League 2025 (A) and Eastern Cape Closed 2025 (U20 Open).
At junior level, he reached #39 and #34 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1733
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1571
All-time high
1752
−19 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 18
Oct 2025 · age 18
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#98,304
#98,304 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
7 entries2026
39th South African U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1734
Feb 2026
2025
34th South African U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1752
Oct 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 18
Oct 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 18
Oct 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 18
Oct 2025
All-time peak 1752
at age 18 · −19 from today
Oct 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
—
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
4.5/ 1334.6%
7W4D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #34 | 1784 | -18.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/5 | #2 | 1629 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#386
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#3,596
in continent
World
#98,303
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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