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Diseko, Rethabile
🇿🇦FIDE 534013180· Male· South Africa· Born in 2009
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Rethabile Diseko, a 17-year-old South African player, is rated 1469. He is progressing steadily with +30 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include West Rand Junior Open 2026 (U18), Gauteng Inter-Region 2025 at Emerald Resort (U18 Championship), and West Rand Closed 2025 (U18). Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz)) recently. His peak of 1520 was reached at age 17 (Feb 2026).
Current rating
1469
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1520
−51 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 17
Feb 2026 · age 17
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#197,293
#197,293 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+81 Elo)
1439 → 1520
Feb 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 17
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1520
at age 17 · −51 from today
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 1400
at age 16
Jul 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 16
Jul 2025
First FIDE rating
1439 · at age 16
Jul 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+30
1439 → 1469
Tournaments
6
40 games
Score
13/ 4032.5%
14W4D22L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsGunther Mittermaier1,483·Gauteng Inter-Region 2025 at Emerald Resort (U18 Championship)·R3·-15.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #4 | 1704 | -2.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/4 | #55 | 908 | -46.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/4 | #3 | 1563 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/3 | #13 | 1234 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2/2 | #185 | 2475 | -14.8 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3.5/1 | #3 | 2285 | -16.8 |
Worst Elo result: Gauteng Inter-Region 2025 at Emerald Resort (U18 Championship) (-46.0 Elo, finished #55).
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,554
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#8,401
in continent
World
#197,184
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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