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Magwa, Sanele
🇿🇦FIDE 534011609· Male· South Africa· Born in 2011
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Sanele Magwa, a 15-year-old South African player, is rated 1476 — just 26 short of his peak of 1502 (Oct 2025, age 14). He has fluctuated between 1457 and 1502 over the past 2 years. 37 rated games in the past year (≈42/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 NMBCU Trials 3 (U16), 2026 NMBCU Trials 2 (U16), and NMBCU Trials 1 2026 (U16).
At junior level, he reached #100 nationally in U14.
Current rating
1476
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1502
−26 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 14
Oct 2025 · age 14
Activity
39
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
37 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#193,600
#193,600 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
7 entries2025
All-time peak 1502
at age 14 · −26 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
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Individual Chess Championship 2025 (U16B)perf 1677 (+177) · 3.5/5 · #5
Evolution
-5
1481 → 1476
Tournaments
10
60 games
Score
26.5/ 6044.2%
21W18D21L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsCaden Bain1,469·Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Individual Chess Championship 2025 (U16B)·R2·+18.2
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/4 | #14 | 1641 | -6.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/3 | #8 | 2298 | +26.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/2 | #17 | 2415 | -4.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/3 | #90 | 2425 | -40.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 3/2 | #59 | 2360 | -1.2 |
Rankings
/
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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