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Manqayi, Vuyo
🇿🇦FIDE 534008144· Male· South Africa· Born in 2009
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Vuyo Manqayi, a 17-year-old South African player, is rated 1476. He has slipped back 46 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include FIDE In The West 2026 (Rooks), Gauteng Inter-Region 2025 at Emerald Resort (U18 Championship), and West Rand Closed 2025 (U18). His peak of 1522 was reached at age 16 (Sep 2025).
Current rating
1476
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1522
−46 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 16
Sep 2025 · age 16
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#193,600
#193,600 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 16
Dec 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 16
Sep 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 16
Sep 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 16
Sep 2025
All-time peak 1522
at age 16 · −46 from today
Sep 2025
First FIDE rating
1522 · at age 16
Sep 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-46
1522 → 1476
Tournaments
6
36 games
Score
18.5/ 3651.4%
18W7D11L
Top 2 wins
2.[D]vsShaylen Marimuthu1,496·Gauteng Inter-Region 2025 at Emerald Resort (U18 Championship)·R3·+1.6
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/1 | #7 | 2231 | +18.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1.5/4 | #44 | 1500 | -40.8 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/3 | #8 | — | -17.2 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/1 | #16 | 2582 | -7.2 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/1 | #13 | 647 | 0.0 |
Worst Elo result: Gauteng Inter-Region 2025 at Emerald Resort (U18 Championship) (-40.8 Elo, finished #44).
Rankings
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South Africa
#1,502
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#8,130
in continent
World
#193,504
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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