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Ndwandwa, Longezo
🇿🇦FIDE 534011714· Male· South Africa· Born in 2014
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Longezo Ndwandwa, a 12-year-old South African player, is rated 1453 — just 10 short of his peak of 1463 (Mar 2026, age 12). He is currently in the 1450–1500 range. 13 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include EC Open 2026 (U8-U14 Boys), 2026 South African Junior Closed (U12 Boys), and 2026 Buffalo City Chess Trials 2 (U14 Boys). Also played 1 rapid event recently.
At junior level, he reached #47 nationally in U12.
Current rating
1453
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1463
−10 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 12
Mar 2026 · age 12
Activity
78
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#202,975
#202,975 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
5 entries2026
47th South African U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1463
Mar 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 12
Mar 2026
Crossed 1200
at age 12
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1463
at age 12 · −10 from today
Mar 2026
First FIDE rating
1463 · at age 12
Mar 2026
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-10
1463 → 1453
Tournaments
5
52 games
Score
20/ 5238.5%
34W3D15L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/1 | #15 | 2347 | -14.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/4 | #63 | 2331 | -63.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/1 | #3 | 609 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/1 | #47 | 673 | 0.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 3.5/1 | #16 | 1518 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,556
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#8,434
in continent
World
#202,368
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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