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Magwa, Sanele

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FIDEFIDE 534011609· Male· South Africa· Born in 2011

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Sanele Magwa, a 15-year-old South African player, is rated 1491 — just 11 short of his peak of 1502 (Oct 2025, age 14). He has fluctuated between 1457 and 1502 over the past 2 years. 41 rated games in the past year (≈42/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include NMBCU Trials 4 2026 (U16), 2026 NMBCU Trials 3 (U16), and 2026 NMBCU Trials 2 (U16).

At junior level, he reached #100 nationally in U14.

Current rating

1491

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1502

−11 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 14

Activity

39

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#189,167

#189,167 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

7 entries
2025
All-time peak 1502
at age 14 · −11 from today
Oct 2025
6-month rising streak
+27 Elo
Oct 2025
100th South African U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1500
Aug 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 14
Aug 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 14
May 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 14
May 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Deacon Dugmore 1,629
Eastern Cape Closed 2025 (U16 Open) · Sep 2025 · +7.0 Elo
Evolution
0
1491 → 1491
Tournaments
7
39 games
Score
20/ 3951.3%
17W6D16L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsGaren TWIGG1,504·Eastern Cape Closed 2025 (U16 Open)·R3·+20.1
2.[W]vsTyler Barry1,461·2026 NMBCU Trials 2 (U16)·R4·+18.7
3.[W]vsLiam Prinsloo1,440·2026 NMBCU Trials 3 (U16)·R2·+17.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
NMBCU Trials 4 2026 (U16)
Swiss
Apr 20263.5/4#51798+14.8
2026 NMBCU Trials 3 (U16)
Swiss
Apr 20262.5/4#141641-6.8
2026 NMBCU Trials 2 (U16)
Swiss
Mar 20263/3#82298+26.8
NMBCU Trials 1 2026 (U16)
Swiss
Feb 20262.5/2#172415-4.0
2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U16 Open)
Open Swiss
Dec 20253/3#902425-40.4
2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U16 Open Championship)
Team
Dec 20253/2#592360-1.2
Eastern Cape Closed 2025 (U16 Open)
Swiss
Sep 20252.5/4#151690+1.2
Worst Elo result: 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U16 Open) (-40.4 Elo, finished #90).

Rankings

/
South Africa
#1,451
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#8,062
in continent
World
#189,097
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
South Africa
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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1451🇿🇦Magwa, Sanele1,491
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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5
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2,464
6
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2,453
7
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8
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2,437
9
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2,425
10
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2,412
...
8062🇿🇦Magwa, Sanele1,491
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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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
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2,753
9
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