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Phetshe, Mzwanele
🇿🇦FIDE 534016252· Male· South Africa· Born in 1994
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Mzwanele Phetshe, a 32-year-old South African player, is rated 1579. He has slipped back 76 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Individual Chess Championship 2025 (Open), Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Team Chess Championship 2025 (U20 and Open), and Amathole Closed Chess Championship 2025 (Open). His peak of 1655 was reached at age 31 (Jun 2025).
Current rating
1579
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1655
−76 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 31
Jun 2025 · age 31
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#154,380
#154,380 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
5 entries2025
Crossed 1600
at age 31
Jun 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 31
Jun 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 31
Jun 2025
All-time peak 1655
at age 31 · −76 from today
Jun 2025
First FIDE rating
1655 · at age 31
Jun 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-76
1655 → 1579
Tournaments
3
14 games
Score
8/ 1457.1%
8W0D6L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsKeaton Pienaar1,493·Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Team Chess Championship 2025 (U20 and Open)·R2·+15.1
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsEmihle Sahluko1,567·Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Individual Chess Championship 2025 (Open)·R6·-20.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1/4 | #17 | 1550 | -67.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/1 | #19 | 2293 | +11.6 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3/4 | #5 | 1752 | -20.0 |
Worst Elo result: Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Individual Chess Championship 2025 (Open) (-67.6 Elo, finished #17).
Rankings
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South Africa
#1,028
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#6,392
in continent
World
#154,364
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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